Creating Scallops on Profiles

You can create scallops at the extremities or anywhere along the length of a profile.

See Also
Managing Openings
  1. From the Detail section of the action bar, click Scallop on Profile .
  2. In the Applied on box, select the profiles on which scallops are to be created.
    The extremities of the profiles on which scallops can be created are listed in the dialog box and highlighted in the 3D area.
  3. Do either of the following:
    • To create scallops on the extremities, select the required rows and click Create Scallop on Profile .
    • To create a scallop along the length of the profile, click Create Scallop on Profile without any selection.
  4. In the Scallop Definition dialog box, do the following:
    1. Specify the category and the name of the scallop.

      Notes:
      • If no dictionary is set in Data Setup, only the default category is available.
      • If a naming action rule is set in Rules Catalog or Rules Library in Data Setup, and the Automatic check box is selected, the structural object is named automatically according to the naming action rule. For more information, see Action Rule for Naming.

    2. Expand Position Strategy.

      The Mode list displays the positioning mode.

      • Extremity: positions the scallops on the extremities of the profile.
      • Offset: lets you position the scallops anywhere along the length of the profile. In the Reference box, specify the reference planes intersecting the profile's trace, to position the scallops.
        Note: If multiple profiles are selected in the Applied on box, only the first profile is taken into account in the offset mode.

    3. Under Contour, specify the type and name of the contour.

      Note: The snipe and clearance types are available only with the Extremity position strategy.

      The Parameters area displays the contour parameters and a bitmap image of the contour.
      Note: If no opening table is defined in the Resources Catalog or the Resources Library resource, specified in Data Setup, the Type list becomes unavailable. But, you can still create the catalog, snipe, and clearance type scallops by clicking More... in the Name list and:
      • Selecting the required opening reference from the catalog or library, if the Structure Reference Catalog or the Structure Reference Library resource is specified in Data Setup.
      • Searching the required opening reference in the database, if no Structure Reference Catalog or Structure Reference Library resource is specified in Data Setup.
    4. Click OK.
    The scallops are created. The contour type and contour name columns are updated in the Scallop on Profile dialog box.
    Extremity Offset




  5. Optional: To edit a scallop, select its row and click Edit Scallop on Profile .

    Tip: You can select the scallop feature in the 3D area or the tree, and then click Scallop on Profile on the context toolbar.

  6. Optional: To delete a scallop, select its row and then click Delete Scallop on Profile .
  7. Close the Scallop on Profile dialog box.