Polyline

 

Overview

IMG_C_ICON_DOT.gifCreate an edge type polyline on the workplane.

 

Methodology

2D

Input the coordinates of the start point and the end point to create a polyline. The start point input is in the absolute coordinate(x,y) form. For the end point, the user can select one of the following 3 methods. The points used in each method can be specified directly by clicking on the workplane of the work screen. The right mouse click stops the interpolation and creates the polyline.

1. [Absolute(x,y)] : Input an absolute 2D coordinate value in the workplane.

2. [Relative(dx,dy)] : Input the relative distance from the point entered in the previous step.

3. [Length/Angle] : Input a length and angle from the point entered in the previous step. The angle is the rotation angle in the counterclockwise direction relative to the x axis of the workplane.

 

3D

 

Input the coordinates of the start point and the end point to create a polyline. The start point input is in the absolute coordinate(x,y,z) form. For the end point, the user can select one of the following 2 methods. The user can click on the workplane or a geometry shape and directly assign the next point. But because the workplane is two-dimensional, the y-axis values are not entered.

1. [Absolute(x,y,z)] : Input a 3D absolute coordinate value in the workplane.

2. [Relative(dx,dy,dz)] : Input the relative 3D distance from the point entered in the previous step.

 

Make Face

Create a plane that has the closed polyline as its boundary.

 

Link Start and End Point

Automatically connects the end point and the start point. The right mouse click on the work screen automatically connects the end point to the start point, closing the polyline.

 

Geometry set

Register the generated polyline on the geometry set. The user can specify the name of the geometry set.