Documentation possible inputs into CAD inputfields: Possible Inputs: - Select object in grafic-window (with left mousebutton) - key-in - select object from objectbrowser .. ____________________________________________________________________________X - Coordinate / distance
- enter a number with the keyboard: eg "12.5" - define a variable - key-in or select from objectbrowser; eg "V20" - select a point - provides the X-Coordinate of this point - select a vector - provides the X-Coordinate of this vector - select a line - provides the difference of the X-Coordinates of this Line The output is eg "X(12.5)" ____________________________________________________________________________Y - Coordinate / distance
- enter a number with the keyboard: eg "12.5" - define a variable - key-in or select from objectbrowser; eg "V20" - select a point - provides the Y-Coordinate of this point - select a vector - provides the Y-Coordinate of this vector - select a line - provides the difference of the Y-Coordinates this Line The output is eg "Y(12.5)" ____________________________________________________________________________Z - Coordinate / distance
- enter a number with the keyboard: eg "12.5" - define a variable - key-in or select from objectbrowser; eg "V20" - select a point - provides the Z-Coordinate of this point - select a vector - provides the Z-Coordinate of this vector - select a line - provides the difference of the Z-Coordinates of this Line The output is eg "Z(12.5)" ____________________________________________________________________________Number (Value)
- enter a number with the keyboard: - direct: eg "12.5" - from variable: eg "V20" - length of a vector: eg "D23" - Selection of a line provides the length of the line - Selection of a circle or arc provides the radius - Selection of 2 points provides the distance - Selection of a point and a line provides the normal - distance The output is eg "VAL(12.5)" ____________________________________________________________________________Angle
- enter a number with the keyboard: - direct: eg "45" - from variable: eg "V20" - Selection of a circle or arc provides the opening-angle - Selection of a a line, a vector or two points provides the angle relative to the X-axis in the XY-plane The last parameter can be "REV"; this gives the complementary-angle (eg 90 changes to to 270) The output is eg "ANG(90)" Unit is Degree. ____________________________________________________________________________Vector / Direction
Define a vector by: - Selection of a line or polygonsegment (also from inside CCV) - Selection of 2 points - Selection of a Standardvector - select from the vectors shown in bottom-right corner - enter with the keyboard (DX or DY or DZ or opposite DIX DIY DIZ) - Selection of a defined Vector - by PageUp/PageDown-keys; - from ObjectBrowser (left) - enter with the keyboard (eg "D12") - enter a Vectors with the keyboard: - Cartesian (X/Y/Z-Components): eg "0 0 1" (a Z-Vector) - Polar (Angle): eg "ANG(45)" - Polar (rotation-angle, tilt-angle): eg "ANG(45) ANG(30)" - Normalvector of a circle or plane - Normalvector from 2 Objects (line or point or vector) Examples: DX DY result is DZ (normalvector) L20 DZ result is the normalvector in the construction-plane - Normalvector from 3 points The last parameter can be "REV"; this gives the complementary-angle (eg 90 changes to to 270) The last but one parameter can be the vectorlength. Example: "DX 2.5" or "DX 2.5 REV" The output is eg "D(ANG(45) ANG(30) 2.5)" ____________________________________________________________________________Point
Define a Point by: - Selection of a Point - Selection of a Curve - provides the parametric Position on the Object - Selection of a surface - provides the parametric Position on the Object (at the moment only for B-Spline-surfaces) - input a Point with the keyboard: - Cartes. Coordinates: "100 0 0" - Relative: basepoint, Offset-X/Y/Z: "P22 Z(100)" - Relative: basepoint, direction(Vector), [distance]: "P22 D20 100" - Polar: basepoint, angle, distance: "P22 ANG(45) 100" - Polar: basepoint, 2 angles, distance: "P22 ANG(45) ANG(30) 100" The output is eg "P(100 0 0)" ____________________________________________________________________________Line
Define a Line by: - Selection of a line or polygonsegment (also from inside CCV) - define two points (select or indicate) - provide a point and a vector (select or indicate) - define a Line with the keyboard: - Horizontal Line: define a Y-value; eg "Y(10)" - Vertical Line: define a X-value; eg "X(10)" - two points: eg "P(0 0 0) P(10 0 0)" - point and Vector: eg "P20 D(0 0 1)" or "P20 DX" - point and angle: eg "P(10 0 0) ANG(45)" - point, rotation-angle, tilt-angle: eg "P22 ANG(45) ANG(30)" The output is eg "L(Y(10))" ____________________________________________________________________________Circle
Define a circle by: - Selection of a circle or arc - Selection of a circular segment inside a CCV - define a circle with the keyboard: - center, radius: eg "P22 100" - center, point on the circumference: eg "P22 P(100 0 0)" - tree points on the circumference: eg "P21 P22 P23" The output is eg "C(P22 100)" ____________________________________________________________________________Plane (Referencesystem)
Define a plane by: Selection of a Standardplane: - select from the planes shown in bottom-right corner (RZ or RY or RX) - enter with the keyboard (RZ or RY or RX) Definition of the active Constructionplane with different origin: - select new origin (all axes of the active Constructionplane will be used) Definition of a existing plane with different origin: - select new origin, select plane (all axes of this plane will be used) Definition from origin and X-axis in the new plane: - select origin, select X-axis (axis can be defined by a Vector or a Line or a point, see below) - origin X-axis Y-axis (origin and two axes of the new plane) - select line (origin is the Startpoint of the Line) Definition from origin and X-axis and Y-axis in the new plane: - select origin, select X-axis, select Y-axis (axis can be defined by a Vector or a Line or a point, see below) - select line, select Y-axis (axis can be defined by a Vector or a Line or a point, see below) Definition from Z-axis (Normalvector) and the distance from the absolute origin: - select a vector for Z-axis, enter the distance with the keyboard Definition from origin and Z-axis (Normalvector): - "PERP", select origin, select Z-axis (axis can be defined by a Vector or a Line or a point, see below) Definition from origin and Z-axis (Normalvector) and X-axis: - "PERP", select origin, select Z-axis, select X-axis (axis can be defined by a Vector or a Line or a point, see below) Plane from a circular arc or a ellipse: - Selection of a circle or arc (also from inside CCV) origin is the center of the object --------------------------------------- Definition of a axis by giving a angle with the keyboard: - rotation-angle: eg "P20 45" (origin and rotation-angle around the Z-axis) - rotation-angle and tilt-angle: "P20 90 45" (origin, rotation-angle around the Z-axis, tilt-angle around the new Y-axis) Definition of a axis by giving a vector with the keyboard: - rotation-angle: eg "D(ANG(45))" - rotation-angle and tilt-angle: eg "D(ANG(45) ANG(30))" The output is eg "R(P22 90)" ____________________________________________________________________________ Selection of all geometric Objects is possible. ____________________________________________________________________________ Selection of lines, circles, curves is possible; Points, surfaces and bodies cannot be used. ____________________________________________________________________________ Selection of all geometric Objects but not points is possible. ____________________________________________________________________________ Selection of circle or Ellipse is possible. ____________________________________________________________________________Circle or Curve
Selection of circle or curve (Ellipse, Polygon, Spline, CCV) is possible. For closed contours. ____________________________________________________________________________Point or Line or Circle
Selection of point or Line or circle is possible. ____________________________________________________________________________Value or point or Vektor
Definition of a value or Selection of point or Vektor is possible. ____________________________________________________________________________Value or point
Definition of a value or Selection of a point is possible. ____________________________________________________________________________Point, Line, Circle or Curve
Selection of point, Line, circle or curve is possible. Surfaces and bodies cannot be used. ____________________________________________________________________________Surfaces (A) or Bodies (B)
Selection of surfaces or bodies is possible. ____________________________________________________________________________ Selection of a Model-Filename by - Selection from the File-List (List from Button "FILE" or middle-mousebutton) - Selection of a already existing Submodels ____________________________________________________________________________ Selection of a catalogpart by - Selection from the File-List (Liste from Button "FILE" or middle-mousebutton) - Selection of a already existing catalogpart ____________________________________________________________________________Dimensioning-direction
Enter X or Y or Z with the keyboard (Standard ist P (parallel)) or use the PageUp-key. ____________________________________________________________________________controlpoints
Enter "CTRL" or use the PageUp-key. ____________________________________________________________________________Version-number
Enter a number with the keyboard or use the PageUp-key or the Buttons "NXT¦PRV". ____________________________________________________________________________Turn (invert, "reverse")
Enter "REV" with the keyboard or use the PageUp-key or the "REV"-Button. ____________________________________________________________________________LängsRichtung (Default) or QuerRichtung ("CX")
Enter "CX" with the keyboard or use the PageUp-key or the "CX"-Button. ____________________________________________________________________________Uhrzeigersinn (CW) or Gegenuhrzeigersinn (Default, CCW)
Enter "CW" with the keyboard or use the PageDown-key or the "CW"-Button. ________________________________________________________Starting from a point unlimited or in both directions unlimited.
use the PageDown-key or enter with the keyboard: "UNL" at startpoint unlimited "UNL1" at endpoint unlimited "UNL2" at both points unlimited ____________________________________________________________________Definition of direction with reference to an inputobject.
use the PageDown-key or enter with the keyboard: "PARL" parallel "CX" across (normal, rectangular) ____________________________________________________________________________Text
Enter Text with the keyboard. The text will be output unmodified (without enclosing apostrophes "") __________________________________________________________________Textstring
Enter Text with the keyboard. The text will be output with enclosing apostrophes "". - special characters for text, notes ____________________________________________________________________________