User Manual
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| Solid type: Cuboid, Enclosure or
Complex (as defined above).
Solid Name: The name cannot contain spaces or the following characters: , . ( ) [ ] Duplicate solid names are not allowed. Ref Coord. Frm: This specifies to which coordinate frame the solid belongs to. Global refers to the default coordinate frame where the axis begins at (0,0,0) and the X,Y,Z direction are as shown on the screen |
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| Dimension Type: There are 3 ways to define a cuboid - a minimum point and maximum point, an origin point and size, or a center point and size |
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| Min / Max Dimension: Enter Minimum and Maximum dimensions of object in X, Y, Z coordinates. These points will be diagonally opposite to each other. The maximum minus the minimum of each direction cannot be less than the model tolerance (by default 1E-5). | |
| Origin and Size: The top XYZ values
are for the origin (minimum point) of the solid. The bottom 3 values are
for the width, height, and depth, respectively.
Center and Size: The top XYZ values are for the center of the solid. The bottom 3 values are for the total width, height, and depth, respectively. Note that the width, height, and depth are for total distance, not just the distance from the center to the maximum or minimum point. |
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| Enclosure Thickness: When the "Solid Type" is selected as Enclosure, Enclosure Thickness will appear in the dimension panel. This thickness will be used for each of the 6 enclosure blocks. The thickness must be greater than the model tolerance. |
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| Complex Solid Dimensions: The top 3
values are to specify the origin of the solid. Extrude along determines
which direction the 2-dimensional shape given (the values that will be
specified below in the Geometric Data section with the excel grid) will be extruded. Fast Approach: This will automatically create an estimate of what an appropriate number of blocks to be made from the given planar data specified in the next section of the form (Geometric Data). Best Approximation, Translation Tolerance: Best approximation lets you choose the tolerance that will be used to create orthogonal blocks from the given planar values. The lower the tolerance, the more exact the representation will be. Note that an excessive number of blocks will create a large number of elements slowing down the solver process. |
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| Geometric Data: Complex (Irregular) solids are defined by a 2-D shape that is specified in the Excel like sheet. Enter the points of the 2-D shape relative to origin (0,0). Column 1 and 2 are the values of the 2-D shape points. For example, if extruding in the X direction, column 1 will be Y and column 2 will be Z. |
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| Solid Material: specify the material that this solid is composed of. If the material has not been created, type in the name of the material that you would like it to be and a default material of that name will be created. You can then go to the material form and define the actual properties of that material. |
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| Hide: Check the hide box if you would
not like this solid to be visible on the graphics window. Solids can be
hidden or displayed easily from Listview
later.
Give Priority: This checkbox turns on the overwrite flag for the solid, making it so that if this solid and another overlap, the material properties of this solid will be used for the overlapping region. Apply: This creates the solid. Modifications to an existing solid are not made from this form. For modifications go to the modify solid form or Listview. Close: This simply closes the form. The properties of the form will remain the same the next time the form is opened during this session. |
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