RR Solids Lab

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.