Arranging Segments in Supports Manually

You can arrange segments in supports and propagate the arrangement to one or more other supports in the same route.

Note: This command is not available for retainers.

  1. Select a support.

    The Arrange Segments dialog box appears. Branches passing through the selected support are listed.

    The selected branch is highlighted in the 3D area.

    When the Reframe button is clicked, the view point is modified so that you can rearrange the segments more easily by having a face view of the support.

    When you select the support and click Arrange Segments, the view point is modified automatically and at the end of the command, the initial view point is retrieved.

  2. Select the Show advanced parameters check box to display the segment's parameters in the work area.

    By default, this option is selected.

  3. Click Reframe to center the 3D view on the selected support and set the support parallel to the screen.
  4. Select the Activate clipping plane check box for a better visualization of the selected support.

    U and V axes are displayed in the 3D area. The origin of the 2D U, V axis system is positioned at the center of the support. The Outer and Optimum Diameters are also displayed.

  5. In the 3D area, move the segment to the desired location inside the support.

    Use the green tool to assist you move the segment to the desired location in the UV plane. This tool is positioned on the center of the segment. U, V parameters give the distance of the segment from the center of the support.

    U, V parameters in the dialog box are updated accordingly.

    Note: You can also arrange the segment inside the support by modifying the U, V parameters directly in the dialog box.

  6. Select another branch in the list and adjust to desired location inside the support.
    The entire branch is highlighted in the 3D area.
  7. Repeat as necessary to arrange all branches routed through the selected support.
  8. Click Propagate >> to expand the dialog box.

    You can propagate the segment arrangement through all the supports listed under the Propagate Arrangement area.

    All supports through which the selected branch is routed are listed in the dialog box. They are also identified by a Propagate ON label in the work area. You can choose to individually propagate the arrangement to some of these supports.

    • Propagate ON (green 3D label) identifies supports that can be re-arranged. Double-clicking the text toggles the label to Propagate OFF; the support retains the previous arrangement.

    • Propagate OFF (red 3D label) identifies supports that cannot be re-arranged.

    A context menu in the Propagate Arrangement list also lets you toggle the status from ON to OFF and vice-versa.

  9. Click OK when done.

 

See Also
Arranging Segments in Supports Manually