Creating Space Cells

Creating Space Cells Using Cutting Elements

You can create space cells using cutting elements.

Before you begin: Ensure that the reference plane system set in Data Setup is available in the current session.
  1. Create a space root.
  2. Right-click the space root and select Insert > Space System .
    The Space System dialog box appears.
  3. Select Space system with cutting elements in the Space System Options tab and click OK.
    The space system is created in the tree under the space root.
  4. Double-click the space system representation to activate it.
  5. Click Space Manager .
    The Space Manager with Cutting Elements dialog box appears.
  6. Optional: In the Bounding box box, select a bounding box from the 3D area or tree.
    Notes:
    • The bounding box from the Space Referential is automatically selected if the reference plane system is set in the resource table.
    • If no bounding box is selected, you need to specify the extreme elements manually. See Step 9.
  7. In the External volume box, select a predefined volume from the 3D area or tree.
  8. In the Internal volumes box, select predefined volumes from the 3D area or tree.
  9. Under Cutting Families, add a cutting family and the corresponding cutting elements.
    1. Click Add Cutting Family to insert a new line for a cutting family.
    2. Enter the name of the cutting family (for example, Deck).
    3. Select the required cutting elements from the 3D area or tree.

      Note: If no bounding box is set, you need to specify the extreme elements (minimum element and maximum element) first. Click to set the extreme elements in the Cutting Elements dialog box.



      Leader Description
      1 Volume
      2 Cutting elements
      3 Minimum cutting element
      4 Maximum cutting element
      5 Direction (X or Y or Z)

      When the bounding box is selected, the extreme elements and the direction are automatically set when you select the first cutting element.

      Notes:
      • The selected cutting elements are displayed under Elements.
      • You can also select the direction first and then select the cutting elements in that direction.
        Recommendation: Do not change the direction after selecting the cutting elements.
      • You can click to create cutting elements on the fly. These cutting elements are aggregated under the space system representation.
      • To edit the cutting element created through Space Manager, you can either double-click it in the tree or 3D area, or select the cutting element in the Cutting Elements dialog box and click .
      • While creating the cutting elements, the default limit volume for cutting elements is set through Space Manager as follows:
        Space Manager Limit Volume for Cutting Element
        Bounding Box External Volume
        Set Set Bounding box
        Not set Set External volume
        Not set Not set -

        You can change the limit in the Cutting Element dialog box if required.

    4. Refer the above steps (a to c) to create the other cutting families.
  10. Click OK.

 

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Creating Space Cells Using Cutting Elements