The Interactive Interface

When pressing the Block Divide... button in the menu a Block Division window to hold the tree view appears, if not already present. All functions inside Block Division are accessed via popup menus shown via a right mouse click either in the window or on a tree node.

The idea behind the tree view is to break down the Block Division process in steps showing the progress by updating the tree view nodes. The user also has the option to check and view the result after each step. It is also possible to add or remove panels, cutters and target blocks during the process.

Note: It is necessary to verify all model objects inserted in the process to be able to proceed.

Any operation modifying model objects ends with an automatic applying to the database. This means that model objects can be modified during the Block Divide process. However an object already noted in the tree view should not be deleted.

It is recommended to create a model object baseline by executing Save Work before starting the Block Divide process.

The panels can be viewed by dragging them from the Block Divide tree to a graphical canvas. The panels can be picked and dragged one by one or as a group by picking the parent node and dragging that. for example, all selected panels or all panels under a cutter node.

In an empty window the only function available is New Job. This will bring up the Create Job form with an automatically generated job name that can be modified. Next, the type of panels handled can be set for a multi-view project. This part is dimmed for a single view project. Finally the option to include a cutter and/or target block node is given.

After accepting these settings a job node with child nodes will be added to the tree view.