Polar Positioning from the Origin
- Last UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
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Keywords
POLAR DISTANCE
Description
This command is used to position the Current Element (CE) using polar coordinates. This is particularly useful for positioning Nozzles. The coordinates are relative to the owner’s origin.
Examples |
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POLAR E45N DIST 300 |
The CE will be placed 300 from its owner’s origin along E45N (refer to the: Polar positioning from the origin image). |
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POLAR PIN1 DIST 3000 |
The CE will be placed 3000 from its owner’s origin along the direction of PIN1 (refer to the: Polar positioning from the origin image). |
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POS IDP@ POLAR S1OW DIST3 |
The p-point hit and the current element will be moved as a rigid entity so that the p-point is the specified polar distance from the owner’s origin. |
Command Syntax
>--+-- POSition <marke> --.
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‘----------------------+-- POLar <bdir> DISTance <uval> -->
Querying
>-- Query POSition --+-- <bpos> --.
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‘------------+-- WRT --.
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|-- IN ---+-- <gid> -->
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‘-->
Polar positioning from the origin