Moving an Item Using Reference Points
- Last UpdatedNov 17, 2025
- 1 minute read
Keywords:
MOVE ALONG PLANE DISTANCE INFRONT BEHIND ONTOP UNDER
Description:
This command differs from the basic options by allowing any point on the Current Element to be moved to a specified distance from the surface of a fixed design item. In addition the distance may be specified in a direction independent of the movement direction.
|
Examples: |
|
|---|---|
|
MOVE P1 E INFRONT /BOX |
The Current Element will be moved East until the specified p-point is zero distance in front of /BOX (see Figure 2-24). |
|
MOVE NOZZLE1 S DIST 200 INF /RACK (at an Equipment element) |
Moves the current Equipment by positioning the Nozzle at the specified location. |
Command Syntax:
>- MOVe <marke> -+- ALOng -.
| |
‘---------+- <bdir> PLAne <bdir> DISTance <uval> <repla> ->
<repla> = >--+-- FROm --.
| |
|-- TO ----+-- <bpos> -->
|
|-- INFront --.
| |
|-- BEHind ---|
| |
|-- UNDer ----|
| |
‘-- ONTop ----+-- <gid> ---.
| |
|-- <marke> --|
| |
‘-- <bpos> ---+-->
Querying:
>-- Query POSition --+-- <bpos> --.
| |
‘------------+-- WRT --.
| |
|-- IN ---+-- <gid> -->
|
‘-->
Figure 2:28. Moving to a point at a specified distance from a surface