Tradición y Modernidad en El bosque sagrado

9.1. Work on: outline

The function Outline Plate in the menu point (Member) Tools serves for modifying existing outline plate in the outline plane of that member. After loading that function you will be asked how to represent the corresponding outline plate because a new window will be opened for the editing process. After confirming the query with OK the message Pick member will appear. You must pick the outline plate in any view and a new window will open with the member in front view.

In that window, in the menu point Outline you will find the necessary functions for working on an outline plate.

highlight

First of all, you should check whether you have chosen the correct member for working on it.

For doing that, load the function highlight. The current member to work on will lighten in an outline of a different colour.

New plate thickness

Outline plate in plane representation ...

... and functions for working on outline plates

Enter the new overall thickness in the entry field Thick-ness. In addition, you also determine the change with regard to the depth by choosing aboce, symmetric and below. This setting refers to the middle axis of the outline plate. Choosing this setting, the new thickness will be divided symmetrically at front and behind, other-wise, depending on the selected direction, to front or behind.

Move outline points

Choosing this function, outline points will receive new coordinates in the outline plane. After ac-tivating the function, the point will be selected. A crosshairs will appear and by pressing your left mouse button you can now determine the new place of the outline point. With the help of the pickmodus you can e.g. pull to a pick point or to an existing member edge.

Move outline points via dimensions

Unlike the function Move outline point the new place of the outline point can be determined by using relative values. The procedure is similar to the function Move outline point. After moving the outline point, a box will appear in which you can enter the relative values (bet-ween the old and the new place) in the X and Y direc-tion.

Add outline points

You can add new outline points to the outline of the member so that the outline of the member will adopt a new shape. For doing that, pick the place on that member edge where you want to the new point to be. Then determine the new place of the point by pressing your left mouse button. If the pickmodus is on Free, any place may be defined. You may have created as well before a point, for example, by using the functions in the menu Points. The new outline point will then be pulled on that point with the pickmodus Pick points.

Move outline edges parallel With the help of these functions you can move parallel existing outline edges. While doing that the length of the moved edge will be maintai-ned. During the moving the adja-cent edges adapt themselves concerning length and alignment.

parallel moved outline edge

Move outline edges parallel with value

Similar to Move outline edges parallel the edge to be moved will be pikked and pulled in the required direc-tion. Then an entry box will appear in which you can enter the parallel distance:

Move outline edges at random

Unlike the parallel moving of an outline edge, you can move an edge as you like when applying this function, i.e. the edge to be moved will maintain its length and the adjacent edges will adapt to the moving with regard to their length and alignment. If you activate the function you must pick the edge. The anchor point is on the centre of the edge. With this point you can move the edge.

Delete outline point

Existing outline points will be deleted. You must, however, maintain at least the three required outline points for describing the outline plate.

Delete outline edges

With the help of this function you can delete outline edges. You must, however, maintain at least the three required outline points for describing the outline plate.

Add snipe

You can add a snipe from an outline point. The cor-responding outline point will be picked and then the entry box for the relative values will appear:

With the help of this value an angle cut from the picked point will be carried out:

Add concave corner

With the help of the function Add concave corner a concave rounding at the picked outline point will be carried out. After picking the outline point, a dialog box for entering the value will be displayed.The distance between the rounding and the pick point can be regularly shifted in the X and/or Y direction. When selecting one of the two last options an additional entry field for

Final snipe

entering the values will be displayed in Distance.

Add convex corner rounding

The procedure of this function is similar to the function Add concave corner, with the only ex-ception that a convex rounding will be carried out. After picking the outline point a dialog box for entering the values will appear again:

Radius of the resolution in mm

Number of basepoints for the representation of the resolution

Setting of handling of distances (here with regular distance)

Picked outline point

Picked outline point Radius of the resolution in mm

Number of basepoints for the representation of the resolution