RR Solids Lab
- Gemma O'Farrell (Unlicensed)
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
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To see some examples of how to use the Solids Lab.
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.
Icons | Description |
|---|---|
All icons have tools tips 
| Blue Plus : Create a new blank Operation Set. All operations must be individually added. Double Page : Copy an existing Operation Set including all existing operations. If the same operations are being used to create a phase, swap out the required files. Red X : Remove highlighted Operation Set. Up / Down arrows : Reorder Operation Set by moving highlighted set up/down the list. |
Operations Pane
Click the Add Operation button to display a list of the available operations. Each operation performs a single Boolean step and a number of these steps are used in concert to create the final result.
The
See Exercise Labs for examples of how to use these 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. |
Icons | Description |
|---|---|
All icons have tools tips 
| Add Operation : Select the required operation from the drop down list. These are outlined in the following table. Red X : Remove a selected Operation. Up / Down arrows : Reorder Operations by moving selected operation up/down the list. Triangle : Run the Operation set. Save Disc : Save the result of the selected operation to a file. Green Triangle : Save the result of the selected operation to the layers pane. |
Graphics Screen
Imported layers can be displayed here as can the result of the operations.
Depending on the operations that are being run, different icons become available.
All icons have tools tips.
Layers Pane
Click on this link Layers / Overlays