Vector Operation Interface
Description: This module is used by the following Page 5 interfaces: Vector, Wall, XSect, and Coord. For the Coord interface, it takes a slightly modified form as shown in Figure 2.
Controls: (Vector, Wall, XSect)
- Figure 1 - Vector Operations Interface (Vector, Wall, XSect)
Call Position Dialog to get tail
Call Position Dialog to get head
- X: Enter X coordiante for Tail and Head of vector
- Y: Enter Y coordiante for Tail and Head of vector
- Z: Enter Z coordiante for Tail and Head of vector
1n+NL - Define vector with 1 point and a normal
Node - Enter node number for base point
- NormX - Set X component of the normal vector to 1
NormY - Set Y component of the normal vector to 1- NormZ - Set Z component of the normal vector to 1
- N1-N2 - Define point & normal by picking 2 nodes
- Node1 - Enter node number for node 1
Node2 - Enter node number for node 2
- 3Nds - Define vector by picking 3 nodes
- Node1 - Enter node number for node 1
- Node2 - Enter node number for node 2
- Node3 - Enter node number for node 3
- General - Call Direction Dialog
- TRAN - Translate Vector
- Global - Set translate by global system
- Local - Set translate by local system
- X/L - Set L for translate direction
- Y/M - Set M for translate direction
- Z/N - Set N for translate direction
- Distance: Enter distance for translation
Translate in negative direction
Translate in positive direction
- ROTA - Rotate Vector
- Global - Set rotate by global system
- X/L - Set X for rotate direction
- Y/M - Set Y for rotate direction
- Z/N - Set Z for rotate direction
- Angle: Enter angle for rotation
Rotate in negative direction
Rotate in positive direction
- REFL - Reflect Vector
- Reflect: Select reflect items
- N1 - Pick node 1 for reflection
- N2 - Pick node 2 for reflection
- N3 - Pick node 3 for reflection
- Nodes: Enter nodes 1-3 for reflection
Reflect
Undo last reflect
Clear current vector
Controls: (Coord)
- Figure 2 - Vector Operations Interface (Coord)
- X: x-coordinate of CS Origin, Point on local X-Axis, or Point in local XY Plane
- Y: y-coordinate of CS Origin, Point on local X-Axis, or Point in local XY Plane
- Z: z-coordinate of CS Origin, Point on local X-Axis, or Point in local XY Plane
- 1n+Xais - One node and one direction
- Origin - Set pick node
- XYPlane - Set pick node
- AlongX - Set X coordinate of point on local x-axis along x
- AlongY - Set Y coordinate of point on local x-axis along y
- AlongZ - Set Z coordinate of point on local x-axis along z
- N1-N2 - Two nodes
- Origin - Set pick node
- X-Axis - Set pick node
- XYPlane - Set pick node
- General - Direction Dialog
- TRAN - Translate Coordinate
- Global - Set translate by global system
- Local - Set translate by local system
- X/L - Set L for translate direction
- Y/M - Set M for translate direction
- Z/N - Set N for translate direction
- Distance: Enter distance for translation
Translate in negative direction
Translate in positive direction
- ROTA - Rotate Coordinate
- Global - Set rotate by global system
- X/L - Set X for rotate direction
- Y/M - Set Y for rotate direction
- Z/N - Set Z for rotate direction
- Angle: Enter angle for rotation
Rotate in negative direction
Rotate in positive direction
- REFL - Reflect Coordinate
- Reflect: Select reflect items
- N1 - Pick node 1 for reflection
- N2 - Pick node 2 for reflection
- N3 - Pick node 3 for reflection
- Nodes: Enter nodes 1-3 for reflection
Reflect
Undo last reflect
Clear current data
