WIREPE Process

To access this process:

  • Surfaces ribbon >> Operations >> Plane >> Section Strings from Wireframe.
  • Surfaces ribbon >> Process >> Section Strings from Wireframe.
  • Enter "WIREPE" into the Command Line and press <ENTER>.

See this process in the Command Table.

Process Overview

"Section" a wireframe to produce a set of perimeters (closed strings) at various section positions.

Input Files

Name

Description

I/O Status

Required

Type

WIRETR

Input wireframe triangle file.

Input

Yes

Wireframe Triangle

WIREPT

Input wireframe point file.

Input

Yes

Wireframe Points

SECTION

Optional section definition file. Required fields: SVALUE - used to select specific section. XCENTRE,YCENTRE - coords of centre of section. SDIP - dip of section (degrees). SAZI - azimuth of dip direction (degrees). STHICK - influence of section (not used).

Input

No

Section

Output Files

Name

I/O Status

Required

Type

Description

PERIMOUT

Output

Yes

String

Output perimeter file. File contains XP, YP, ZP, PVALUE, PTN and fields copied from the triangle file as specified by optional field specifications ATTRIB1, ATTRIB2, ATTRIB3 and ATTRIB4.

Fields

Name

Description

Source

Required

Type

Default

ATTRIB1

Field #1 to be copied from triangle to perimeter file.

WIRETR

No

 

Undefined

ATTRIB2

Field #2 to be copied from triangle to perimeter file.

WIRETR

No

 

Undefined

ATTRIB3

Field #3 to be copied from triangle to perimeter file.

WIRETR

No

 

Undefined

ATTRIB4

Field #4 to be copied from triangle to perimeter file. Section increments may be defined by :

WIRETR

No

 

Undefined

Parameters

Name

Description

Required

Default

Range

Values

XINCR

Increment along the X axis. Parameter is used, in conjunction with YINCR and ZINCR to calculate an offset from the specified section to create a family of sections.

No

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

YINCR

Increment along the Y axis. See XINCR.

No

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

ZINCR

Increment along the Z axis. See XINCR.

No

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

PINCR

An alternate form of specifiying an offset from the specified section to form a family of parallel sections.

No

Undefined

Undefined

Undefined

AZINCR

Increment azimuth from 0 to 180 about the centre point of the section, including the section defined by AZI.

No

Undefined

0,180

Undefined

DIPINCR

Increment dip from - 90 to + 90 about the centre point of the section, including the section defined by DIP.

No

Undefined

-90, 90

Undefined