The Space Management Tab > Volumes commands display the Select from Catalog Dialog the first time you run a Volumes command in a session.
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Click Space Management Tab > Volumes > Path Command to open the Place Volume by Path Controls.
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Click Browse Catalog to open the Select from Catalog Dialog.
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Browse the catalog and select a volume type, and then click OK.
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Select a space folder to define the active parent:
Click Space Folder > Select from Workspace to display the Workspace tab on the Select Space Folder Dialog. Select a space folder, and then click OK.
Click Space Folder > Select from Model to display the Model tab on the Select Space Folder Dialog. Select a space folder, and then click OK.
Click Select Parent System Interactively , and then select a space folder from the Space Hierarchy Explorer .
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Specify a name for the volume in the Name box.
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Select a shape from the catalog. The example in this procedure uses the Rectangle
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Modify the dimension properties, if necessary.
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Click Sketching to open the Place Volume by Path - Sketching Controls.
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Select the shape to sketch from the Draw options and click to define the first point in the path. The Draw type is Line in the example below.
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Continue defining cross-section points until you finish outlining the path.
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Click Accept to accept the shape for the volume.
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Click Fillet from the Sketching Controls.
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Select the first line segment in the volume, as shown below.
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Select the second line segment in the volume, as shown below.
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Press TAB to display the Fillet Radius box. Click the box and type a value (in the example below, 1500 mm).
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The Fillet command is still active. Select the second line segment in the volume again, and then select the last segment in the volume as shown below.
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Press TAB to open the Fillet Radius box. Click the box and type a value (in the example below, 1500 mm).
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Click Accept to accept the new rounded corners, and then click Navigate Backward to return to the Place Volume by Path Controls.
The software draws a wire frame around the cross-section.
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Complete the placement:
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Select Finish or press CTRL + ENTER to save your changes and exit the command.
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Select Finish and Modify or press CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER to save your changes, and then start the modification of that object.
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Select Finish and Repeat or press SHIFT + ENTER to save your changes, and then restart the command using the same options.
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