General Shape

Draw any arbitrary shape by entering the coordinates into the table or by mouse-click on the model view.

From the Main Menu select Model > Shape > General Shape.

Right Click and Select Add General Shape under the Section name in the Works Tree.

Click General Shape in the Icon Menu.

Shape ID

Shape number. Automatically entered by the program.

Name

Enter the name of the shape.

Material

Select the material to be assigned to the general section. Click to modify the material properties if necessary.

Coordinates

Enter the coordinates of the points which define the perimeter of the general shape.

No.
Point number. Automatically entered by the program.

Y
Enter the Y coordinate of the point..

Z
Enter the Z coordinate of the point.

Note
The coordinates can also be entered by directly clicking on the work-window.

Hollow Shape

Check on to create a hollow shape.

Note1

In order to create a hole in a shape, create the solid shape and then create hollow shape on the solid shape. Holes can be created in general shapes and user defined basic shapes.

Note2
The coordinate table is Microsoft excel compatible.