Options Dialog - Frame Table Page

Can also be activated by clicking the icon in the Standard toolbar.

A Frame Table definition is described by a series of transitions, represented by a pair of values specifying the frame number at which the spacing begins.

A frame table for each of the 3 global axes may be specified, by simply selecting the appropriate Frame Axis:, either X, Y or Z.

A simple spreadsheet is provided in the Transitions panel to help facilitate editing, including a pop-up menu with the following options: COPY, PASTE, INSERT and DELETE, to help facilitate editing. If no current transitions exist (or no point is selected) then the pop-up will only show INSERT (adding a new point at the beginning or end respectively).

In the General panel the User can set the position that frame 0 is from the origin (Offset of Frame 0 from Origin) plus the direction of the positive frame numbers relative to the origin (Aft or Fwd (Forward)).

Update Confirmation

The Update Confirmation dialog appears if any internals have been set as Frame Locked (see Frame Locked Internals). It allows the User, through de-selection of the element, to effectively ignore the lock option temporarily while modifying a frame table. For example, a sloped transverse bulkhead maybe locked to move with changes in the X axis frame table, but if the Z axis frame table is changed the update maybe ignored as it would affect the slope of the transverse.

The Update column allows for specific elements to be ignored in the update and clicking Cancel results in no updating of any elements (that means, ignores all).