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Point

 

Overview

IMG_C_ICON_DOT.gifCreate an independent point on a 2D or 3D space.

 

Methodology

 

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Create

 

There are 5 ways to create a point.

[Coordinate] : Directly input the coordinate. The user can create a point by directly clicking on the workplane or typing in the coordinate values.

[Conic center] : Create a point at the center of an existing conic.

[Center of points] : Create a point at the center of an existing group of points.

[Curve-curve intersection] : Create a point at the intersection between two curves.

[Curve-surface intersection] : Create a point at the intersection between a curve and a face.

[Convert Node] : Create a point at the node of a created mesh.

 

Geometry set

 

Register the created point on the Geometry Set. The user can specify the name of the Geometry Set.

Tabular input

 

Directly inputs the 3D coordinate values in a table. The user can also select the import coordinates function to import a .txt file with the coordinate values. When creating a .txt file, the point coordinates are in the order of x,y,z and distinguished by a space in  between.

The following example shows an input file to create points at (0,0,0), (1,1,2), (2,2,2) and (5,5,5).

 

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When entering the exact coordinates of a line intersection or center of a circle, it is also possible to use the center snap, intersection snap or point snap methods of the define snap (image174.gif)function.

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