Build – Move – To X-Y-Z

nExtracting a Face

Extract a face from the selected points as explained below.

Operating Procedure The following steps must be carried out in Build – Move – To X-Y-Zmode.

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Select the desired points.

 

 

 

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• Select the points using the Select and View menu com-

 

 

 

mands.

 

 

• After operation, please cancel the Select or View menu

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command.

2 Click the right mouse button.

The [Select Face Attribute] dialog box will ap- pear.

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3 Select the desired face attribute from the pull-down menu.

When the selected attribute of the face is “XY- Plane”, Z-Axis is made in agreement with the face normal.

But the direction of the axis is calculated by the algorithm. If the direction is not suitable, click the [Reverse] button in [Confirmation(for coordinate)] dialog box to reverse the axis direction.

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Click the [OK] button.

 

 

The generated face will be displayed, and the

 

 

[Confirmation] dialog box will appear.

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Click the [OK] button.

 

 

Proceed to the extraction procedure for the

 

 

next element (point or line).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameters for [Select Face Attribute] Dialog Box

 

 

 

 

 

 

XY-Plane

Generates a XY plane based on the selected points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YZ-Plane

Generates a YZ plane based on the selected points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZX-Plane

Generates a ZX plane based on the selected points.

 

 

 

 

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