Cutting Plane Analysis Dialog Box

Elements

You can select the elements to be analyzed.

The icon lets you edit the list of elements selected for analysis. You can click the icon to display the Input Elements List dialog box that allows you to remove or replace an element.

Note: This option is only available for Cutting Plane Analysis.

Section Type

You will perform the analysis on the selected plane type.

You can select the reference element in the Sections Type area. The box changes depending on the following types of analysis:

Parallel planes

In case of Parallel planes option, the box name is Reference and allows you to select the direction of the reference plane. You can select the default planes (xy, yz, zx planes) or the Robot direction as reference element. These selection options are available in the context menu or can be selected from geometry or tree. The default direction is given byRobot.

Planes perpendicular to curves

In case of Planes perpendicular to curves option, the box name is Curves, and allows you to select a curve as reference element. If On Curve option is selected, multiple selection of curves is not possible and thus the option is not selectable.

In this case, if the geometric set is selected, all curves under it are added to the Reference box.

Independent planes

In case of Independent planes option, the box name is Planes, and allows you to select the reference plane. You can select default planes (xy, yz, zx planes) or create a plane. These selection options are available in the context menu or can be selected from geometry or tree.

In this case, if geometric set is selected, all planes under it are added in the Reference box.

Number / Step

Number, Step

Choose whether you have a set number of planes or a distance (step) between two planes. In the latter case, the number of planes depends on the size of the analyzed area. This option is only available in Parallel panes and Planes perpendicular to curves mode.

On Curve

Creates perpendicular planes. This option is only available in Planes perpendicular to curves mode.

On Point

Creates a plane passing through a point. You can select an existing point or create a new point. To create a new point, right-click in the point field and select Create Point.

This option is available with following Section Types:

Parallel planes: Creates a plane passing through the selected point and parallel to the reference plane defined by the Robot. This reference point from which the plane position is defined is the origin of global axis system.
Planes perpendicular to curves: Creates a plane passing through the selected point and perpendicular to the curve. This reference point from which the plane position is defined is the extremity of the curve which is closest to the origin of global axis system.

On Value

Creates a plane at the specified value from the global axis system. To enter values click

. The Value List dialog box appears that allows you to enter new values and further edit them. You can create multiple planes by entering required values. Every new value creates a new plane.

This option is available with the following Section Types:

Parallel planes: The plane is created at the specified value with respect to the reference point. You can also create a plane passing through a pointed position on the geometry. Select a point (on the fly) on the geometry. The pointed position is projected on the axis defined by the Robot and the computed value is shown in the value field. In both the cases, the cutting plane is created parallel to the reference plane defined by the Robot. The reference point from which the plane position is defined is the origin of the global axis system.
Planes perpendicular to curves: The plane is created at the specified value with respect to the reference point. You can also create a plane passing through a pointed position on the geometry. Select a point (on the fly) on the geometry. The pointed position is projected on the curve and the computed value is shown in the value field. In both the cases, the cutting plane is created perpendicular to the curve. The reference point from which the plane position will be defined is the extremity of the curve which is closest to the origin of the global axis system.

Boundaries

These options are available in the Parallel Plane type only.

The Boundaries area contains the following options:

Automatic: The analysis is performed based on all selected surfaces bounding boxes. The cutting planes are evenly distributed within this area, one being necessarily located on the reference plane if the Step option is active.
Manual: The analyzed area is defined by the Start and End values.
Start / End: The Manual mode defines the distance at which the first (start) and last (end) cutting planes are located on the reference plane axis.

Display

The display option is used to read the analysis.

The options in the Display area are as follows:

Planes

Activates/hides the representation of the cutting planes.

Arc Length

Displays the length of each section cut created.

Curvature

Activates the display of the curvature comb.

Interpolation

When the cloud/mesh surfaces are selected as input elements for the cutting plane analysis, the following can be observed:

If the Interpolation option is activated, interpolated NURBS curves are computed.
If the Interpolation option is deactivated, polyline section curves are computed.

Notes:

In case of surfaces other than cloud/ mesh, the cutting plane analysis computes the intersection curves independent of the Interpolation option selected.
The selection of Curvature Analysis and Interpolation options is independent of each other.
The curvature analysis can be performed on the interpolated NURBS curves and intersection curves, however not on polyline section curves.

Settings

The Porcupine Analysis dialog box appears and allows you to perform the porcupine analysis on the cut sections.

For more information about porcupine analysis, see Analyzing Using Porcupine Curvature.