RR Solids Lab

All benches in Rapid Reserver are cut from a master solid. These can be imported as existing solid files or created in the Solid Lab.

The Solids Lab sits within Rapid Reserver.

Solids Lab consists of the following panes,

Solids Lab Tab

Operations Set Pane

Create a new operation set with a descriptive name indicating what this set is expected to create.

A series of Boolean operations are added in the Operations pane to create a final outcome. Organising the creation of the final files in sets displays a high degree of transparency in what files were used to create the final solid allowing ease of error trapping.

An operation set can be copied with the files swapped out for a different outcome

Operations Pane

Click the Add Operation button to display a list of the available operations.

Operation	Description
Create Solid Above All Surfaces	If multiple surfaces are overlapping, this option will use the upper triangulated surface of the overlapping surfaces as the base for the solid being created. Then projects this surface up to create a closed solid.
Create Solid Above Any Surfaces	Will use the lower triangulated surface of the overlapping surfaces as the base for the solid being created.
Create Solid Below All Surfaces	Will use the lower triangulated surface of the overlapping surfaces as the top for the solid being created.
Create Solid Below Any Surfaces	Will use the upper triangulated surface of the overlapping surfaces as the top for the solid being created.
Note	If only one surface is loaded Create Solid Above All or Any Surface will behave the same and lead to the same result. If only one surface is loaded Create Solid Below All or Any Surface will behave the same and lead to the same result.
Create Solid From Polygons	Creates a solid from a polygon. These polygons can be digitised in graphics or imported.
Create Solid Above Plane	Define a plane by typing in an X, Y, Z value. An upper surface is projected above this plane and a closed solid is triangulated.
Create Solid Below Plane	Define a plane by typing in an X, Y, Z value. An upper surface is projected below this plane and a closed solid is triangulated.
Union Solids	Joins solids into the same layer. These solids can be intersecting, but may be free standing.
Intersect Solids	Intersects solids. The result is that part that is common to all imported solids. Multiple solids may be imported here.
Subtract Solids	Outersects solids. The result is that part of the Inclusive solids that has has had the Excluding solids removed from it.
Translate Solid or Surface	Type in an X, Y, Z value to define the translation. Existing triangulated surface is translated to the new location.
Reduce Complexity	This functionality can be used to remove shards left over after another operation (Example: Subtract solids). Input the solid with multiple solids, give a minimum acceptable volume, all the minor solids with a volume below that minimum value will be removed.
Upper Surface	An open surface is created of the upper part of the input solid(s).
Lower Surface	An open surface is created of the lower part of the input solid(s).
Clip Surface by Polygon (Exclude Outside)	Intersect a surface with a polygon(s). This can be digitised in graphics or imported.
Clip Surface by Polygon (Exclude Inside)	Outersect a surface with a polygon(s). This can be digitised in graphics or imported.
Append Surfaces	Append Surfaces to one another.

Icon	Description
	Blue Plus icon to import files into the software

	Delete File / folder. Highlight files to be deleted and select delete button. Using the CTRL/Shift keys multiple files may be selected
	Enable file to made visible or Invisible
	Lock or unlocked for editing
	Show triangle edges
	Triangulated file (Surface/Solid)
	Points file
	Click on colour swatch to select triangulation colour and level of transparency. Drape Images over triangulations here.

Graphics Screen

Icon	Description
	Blue Plus icon to import files into the software
	Create folder to organise files in the pane.
	Delete File / folder. Highlight files to be deleted and select delete button. Using the CTRL/Shift keys multiple files may be selected
	Enable file to made visible or Invisible
	Lock or unlocked for editing
	Show triangle edges
	Triangulated file (Surface/Solid)
	Points file
	Click on colour swatch to select triangulation colour and level of transparency. Drape Images over triangulations here.

Layers Pane

Layers / Overlays