Envelope

Purpose:

To create or modify an Envelope by combining a number of surfaces and RSOs into a closed volume. Envelopes are used as the outer boundary when for example, creating or modifying an RSO.

Prerequisites:

The surfaces and RSOs needed to create the envelope must exist.

Instructions:

A dialog is presented containing 3 lists, one presenting available envelopes, one presenting boundaries within each envelope and one containing all limits that can be used when defining envelopes.

A new envelope is created by right-clicking in the envelope list and by selecting function New in the pop-up menu. The surfaces and RSOs that shall form the closed volume are fetched from the list with limits. Select and use right-click to get a drop-down menu where function Add can be used. An alternative way to select limits is to use the function Pick in Dwg. By using this function, surfaces and RSOs can be selected in the current drawing. Use the Option function to toggle between the two limit types.

An existing envelope can be changed by selecting it in the envelope list and add or remove envelope boundaries. Remove a boundary by selecting it and use right-click to get a drop-down menu where function Remove is used. Boundaries are added in the same way as when creating a new envelope.

When an envelope is created or modified, the function Save Envelope shall be used to create and save the envelope.

An envelope can be deleted by selecting it in the envelope list and use right-click to get a drop-down menu where Delete can be activated.

Options:

There are no options available to this function.

Result:

Envelopes are created, modified or deleted.