Summary
- Define the shape of the Line Type User Section.
- The Line Type with thickness and length is used for steel modeling, including steel bridges.
How to Run
[User Section Mode]
- Ribbon Menu > [User Section] Tab > [Shape] Group > Section
Explanation
Panel UI
[Table]
A list of registered section lines appears, and you can reposition or delete them.
Thickness and Cardinal point can be modified within the list.
[Thickness]
Define the thickness of the new Section Line to be created.
[Cardinal Point]
Defines the Cardinal Point of a Section Line.
The Cardinal point is determined by the direction of the Section Line progression.
Top : Left in the direction of section line / Bottom: Right in the direction of section line
[Method]
Select how you want to define the Section.
By Draw : Create a Section Line by drawing a line directly.
By Select : Select the pre-generated line to create a Section Line.
Fitting Principles for Section Lines
This section explains how Fitting works when Section Lines intersect.
How Section Line's Fitting works
The Target Section Line is fitted by the Tool Section Line.
The Section Line in the parent row becomes the Tool for the Section Line in the child row.
Level is checked, it will have the same Tool Level as the parent row.
If lines of the same level intersect, no fit is performed.
The fit is applied only at the intersection of the section lines.
The Target object fits the front face of the Tool object.
Tool and Target are applied 1:1.
Creates a Section Line on the longer edge if the Target Section Line is separated by the Tool.
Reference Materials
Multiple example use cases for the DWG / DXF Import feature
Why Define User Section?