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General

Catalog Part Number

Specifies the identifier (such as a part number or class) associated with the object to place. Recently used items are available in the list.

Com_Browser Browse Catalog

Displays the catalog associated with your model. Move through the hierarchy to find the objects you need or type the name of the object in the Search box. See Select from Catalog Dialog.

Space Folder

Specifies the space folder for the volume. The list displays recently used space folders that are appropriate to assign for the new volume, and the Select from Workspace and Select from Model options. The most recently used space folder displays at the top of the list.

Select from Workspace ICON Select from Workspace

Displays the Select Space Folder Dialog with the Workspace tab open. The workspace is the subset of the active model database you specified when you started your design session. Navigate the hierarchy to select the space folder, and then click OK.

Select from Model ICON Select from Model

Displays the Select Space Folder Dialog with the Model tab open. The model is all of the objects in the active model database, including those that are not part of your workspace. Navigate the hierarchy to select the space folder, and then click OK.

Select Parent System Hierarchy

Turns on or off the interactive selection. When this option is on, you can select the space folder in a graphic view or any of the explorers.

Name

Specifies the name of the selected volume. If the name is too long to display in the text box, point to the text box to display the complete name as a tool tip. If the name is not defined by a rule, User Defined displays. If this name is generated by a naming rule, Naming Rule displays. If you type a name in this box, Smart 3Dx automatically changes the naming rule to User Defined.

Construction Methods

S3D_Point_End ICON Two Points

Places a volume based on two points that represent opposite vertices of the volume to place.

Swap Insertion Point on Selected Shape First Point

Allows you to select and modify the first point.

Swap Insertion Point ICON Second Point

Allows you to select and modify the second point.

Com_Link ICON Assoc Enabled/Com_BrokenLink ICON Assoc Disabled

Creates or breaks the association between the volume and objects in the model.

Four Points Four Points

Select three points to define a base plane and a fourt point to define elevation or depth.

Swap Insertion Point on Selected Shape First Point

Allows you to select and modify the first point.

Swap Insertion Point ICON Second Point

Allows you to select and modify the second point.

Third Point

Allows you to select and modify the third point.

Swap Insertion Point ICON Fourth Point

Allows you select and modify the fourth point.

Selection

Define a rectangular volume that encloses a selected set of objects in the model.

Com_CheckBox *Fitted Volume

Places a volume fitted to the selected object.

Shape Along a Path ICON Path

Specify a cross section, and then create a 3D path to extrude the shape along the path.

Sketch Path Sketch Path

Displays the Sketching Controls.

Cross Section

Draws the shape along the path you select from the list. The available cross-section shapes include:

S2D_Rectangle_Vertical Rectangle

S2D_Circle Circle

Com_Play Triangle

Place Volume_Along Path_Turn Type_Ellipse ICON Ellipse

Place Volume_Along Path_Turn Type_Hexagon ICON Hexagon

Sector

Place Volume_Along Path_Turn Type_Road ICON Road

Place Volume_Along Path_Turn Type_TrapezeR ICON TrapezeR

Place Volume_Along Path_Turn Type_TrapezeC ICON TrapezeC

S2D_Flange IBeam

Dimensional Data Properties

Displays volume properties that you can modify (for example, angles, length, and so forth). The available properties depend on the Cross Section type. This control is unavailable when the Cross Section type is set to Custom Com_History_Log.

Com_Pick_Grid Grids

Create one or more volumes based on a minimum of six selected grid planes.

Com_Link ICON Assoc Enabled/Com_BrokenLink ICON Assoc Disabled

Creates or breaks the association between the volume and objects in the model.

S3D_Eq_Shp_Default Place Volume by Shape

Select a pre-defined volume shape from a palette, and then provide dimensional information to define the shape size.

Shape Gallery

Specifies the shape of the volume to place. You can select the shape from the gallery of common shapes, search for a specific shape, or click Browse Catalog to open the Select from Catalog Dialog. Smart 3Dx displays a list of your most recently used shapes below the search box.

Shape Dimension Preview

Displays a preview of the shape and its dimensions.

Dimensional Properties

Specifies the size of the volume to place. The available dimensional properties depend on the shape you select from the shape gallery. For example, a circular cylinder uses length and diameter properties, while a sphere only uses the diameter property. A hexagonal solid uses length, height, and two width properties. The dimensional properties available for a shape display below the shape gallery.

Com_Move ICON Move

Moves the selected volume.

S3D_Point_Start ICON Move From Position (Ctrl + T)

Specifies the point from which to start the move.

S3D_Point_End ICON Move To Position (T)

Specifies the point at which to finish the move.

S3D_Grids_CoordinateSystems_XYZ No Constraint (CTRL + 6)

Objects are free to move in any direction.

S3D_CartesianCoordinate_East_X ICON East

Y-axis and Z-axis coordinates are locked. Object moves freely along the X-axis.

Y Axis ICON North

X-axis and Z-axis coordinates are locked. Object moves freely along the Y-axis.

S3D_CartesianCoordinate_Elevation_Z ICON Elevation

X-axis and Y-axis coordinates are locked. Object moves freely along the Z-axis.

Plane Elevation Elevation Plane (CTRL + 1)

Z-axis coordinate is locked. Object moves freely in the X-Y coordinate plane.

Plane East-West East-West Plane (CTRL + 3)

X-axis coordinate is locked. Object moves freely in the Y-Z coordinate plane.

Plane North-South North-South Plane (CTRL + 2)

Y-axis coordinate is locked. Object moves freely in the X-Z coordinate plane.

Rotate (Ctrl + R)

Starts rotation for the selected object. See Rotate equipment for one example of how to use these controls.

Press RIGHT and select Rotate to rotate the object 90 degrees clockwise about the active axis.

Press LEFT and select Rotate to rotate the object 90 degrees counter-clockwise about the active axis.

Angle Step

Specifies the angle about the axis that the object rotates when you select Step Rotation S3D_Angle_Step. Enter a value in the Angle Step box, or select a blank space in the control panel to remove the input focus from the box.

Press G to set the focus to the active graphic view.

Press CTRL+LEFT to rotate the object clockwise one step about the Axis.

Press CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT to rotate the object counter-clockwise one step about the Axis.

S3D_Angle_Step Step Rotation

Rotates the object corresponding to the defined angle one step about the active axis. This control is not available if Angle Step is undefined or is set to zero.

Select a blank space in the control panel to remove the input focus, and then press G to set the focus to the active graphic view.

Press SHIFT to rotate the object counter-clockwise.

S3D_CartesianCoordinate_East_X ICON Active Axis for Rotation (UP arrow)

Specifies the axis about which Smart 3Dx rotates the object. The available options include: S3D_CartesianCoordinate_East_X ICON X-Axis, Y Axis ICON Y-Axis, and S3D_CartesianCoordinate_Elevation_Z ICON Z-Axis.

This option does not display for grids.

S3D_Target_Reposition ICON Reposition Rotate Origin

Moves the rotation triad to a position that you specify. The rotation triad indicates the point about which the rotation occurs. Select a point in the graphic view to specify the new location.

S3D_Target_RepositionToOrigin ICON Reset Rotate Origin

Moves the rotation triad origin to the origin of the selected object.

If keyboard shortcuts are not working when you move or rotate objects, select the application title bar to reset the focus. Smart 3Dx indicates focus by displaying the bright blue border.

Merge Merge Volumes

Merge multiple existing volumes into one volume. Unlike volumes created using Volume Bound By Spaces, the act of creating a merged volume is not reversible. If you delete the merged volume, the software removes all the volumes that were merged from the database.

Volume Bound by Spaces Volume Bound By Spaces

Select more than one volume to create a volume bound by spaces. This command is particularly useful in placing volumes defined as areas that cannot overlap. By using existing areas to define a new volume, you can avoid the problem of creating conflicts among defined volumes in the model. Unlike Merge Volumes, deleting a bound by spaces volume deletes the individual integrity of the sub-volume, but does not delete the sub-volume. If you later remove a volume from the bound space, the software leaves the removed volume in the database.

Completion

Com_Cancel Cancel (ESC)

Cancels all changes and exits the command.

Finish (CTRL + ENTER)

Saves all changes and exits the command.

Finish Modify ICON Finish and Modify (CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER)

Saves all changes, and then selects the objects for modification.

Finish Repeat ICON Finish and Repeat (SHIFT + ENTER)

Saves all changes, and then restarts the command.