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Toolbar
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Located at the top of the dialog, the toolbar, from
left to right, contains tool icons used to:
- Add Component - Adds another component to the components
sections table.
- Duplicate Component - Copies the selected component section.
- Delete Component - Deletes the selected component section.
- Clear All Components - Clears the component sections table
so you can start over.
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| Name
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Used to enter a unique name for the varying section.
If an existing, available built up section name is used, the tool changes to
edit mode (Add button changes to
Update).
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| Section Type
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Opens a combo box containing available section types.
Selecting a type populates the
Name cell with available sections of the
selected type.
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| (Section) Name
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Opens a combo box containing available sections of
the selected type.
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| Mirror Y
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Flips the selected component section about the X axis
through its placement point.
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| Placement Point
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Opens a combo box containing available placement
points. Selections made here change the position of the selected component
section relative to its placement point.
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| Offset (X,Y)
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Used to enter X and Y direction offsets. The X and Y
values must be separated by a comma. Negative X values offset to the left, and
positive Y values offset down. Entering values changes the position of the
selected component section relative to its placement point.
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| Rotation
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Used to enter rotation values in degrees. The
selected component section rotates about its placement point. Negative values
rotate counter clockwise.
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| Add | Update
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When the tool is in
"create" mode (having a unique
Name), clicking
ADD adds the built up section to the
Available Sections tree.
When the tool is in
"modify" mode (using an exiting, available name
or by selecting a built up section from the
Available Sections tree), clicking
Update updates the selected built up
section.
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| Preview
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Displays a 3D preview of the active section
definition including it's placement point and member line. You can change the
view rotation and the rendering mode using the drop down toolbars in the top
left corner of the preview panel.
Tip: If
you do not see the member line (yellow by default), try changing the display to
wireframe.
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| Available Sections
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Lists sections defined in the project dgnlib or
active dgn by category. A right click menu provides options to
Delete or
Rename selected sections.
Note: A section may
be deleted only if it is not referenced by another object in the model.
Sections are checked both for references by
IsmCurveMembers as well as references
from
"compound" sections such as a varying sections
or built up sections. If a section has references,
Delete is disabled. Renaming is permitted
even if a section is in use since the name is a cosmetic property. The
relationships are based on the EC instances so the name is not used.
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Used to create a section that is
an aggregation of other available sections by specifying offsets and rotations
of components, and then and add it to the project.
