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Placiing a volume along a path

The Space Management Tab > Volumes commands display the Select from Catalog Dialog the first time you run a Volumes command in a session.

  1. Click Space Management Tab > Volumes > Path Command Shape Along a Path ICON to open the Place Volume by Path Controls.

  2. Click Browse Catalog Com_Browser to open the Select from Catalog Dialog.

  3. Browse the catalog and select a volume type, and then click OK.

  4. Select a space folder to define the active parent:

    Click Space Folder > Select from Workspace Select from Workspace ICON 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 Select from Model ICON 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 .

  5. Specify a name for the volume in the Name box.

  6. Select a shape from the catalog. The example in this procedure uses the Rectangle S2D_Rectangle_Vertical

  7. Modify the dimension properties, if necessary.

  8. Click Sketching Sketch Path to open the Place Volume by Path - Sketching Controls.

  9. Select the shape to sketch from the Draw options and click to define the first point in the path. The Draw type is Line S3D_Line in the example below.

    VolumeAlongPath_first_point

  10. Continue defining cross-section points until you finish outlining the path.

    VolumeAlongPath_last_point

  11. Click Accept to accept the shape for the volume.

    byPath_first accept

  12. Click Fillet S3D_Fillet from the Sketching Controls.

  13. Select the first line segment in the volume, as shown below.

    byPath_fillet

  14. Select the second line segment in the volume, as shown below.

    byPath_fillet2

  15. Press TAB to display the Fillet Radius box. Click the box and type a value (in the example below, 1500 mm).

    byPath_fillet radius1

  16. The Fillet S3D_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.

    byPath_fillet select radius2

  17. Press TAB to open the Fillet Radius box. Click the box and type a value (in the example below, 1500 mm).

    byPath_fillet radius2

  18. 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.

    VolumeAlongPath_wireframe

  19. Complete the placement:

    • Select Finish or press CTRL + ENTER to save your changes and exit the command.

    • Select Finish and Modify Finish Modify ICON or press CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER to save your changes, and then start the modification of that object.

    • Select Finish and Repeat Finish Repeat ICON or press SHIFT + ENTER to save your changes, and then restart the command using the same options.

      VolumeAlongPath_finish