Command Help outline-drive-in-segments

 

Command Name	Menu	Quick Key	Link to Command Table
outline-drive-in-segments			Click here

Description

Outline drives using rules based on simple geometric shapes.

Note that this command is similar to link-drive-in-segments, but with this command, outlines are created, not wireframes.

How to Use

1. Run command.

2. The Outline Drive cross-section panel appears if no Outline Drive Cross-Section file is currently open:
   
   
   
   This dialog is used to define the shape of the cross-sections along the drive, and contains the following fields:
   
   Circle: create a circular cross-section template, e.g.:
   
   
   
   Arch: create an arched cross-section, e.g.:
   
   
   
   Rectangle: create a rectangular cross section, e.g.:
   
   
   
   The following modification commands are available:
   
   Number: the number of the current cross-section being defined.
   
   Drive Width: specify the width of the current drive section. Note that the image preview will update to show any changes in aspect ratio.
   
   Drive Height: specify the height of the current drive section. Note that the image preview will update to show any changes in aspect ratio.
   
   Arch Radius: automatically enables the Arch section type. This setting defines the arch used to create the 'roof' of the arch.
   
   Control String: the number of the control string, calculated from current file coordinates.
   
   The following buttons are available:
   
   Save: if there is no link drive cross-section file active, this button displays the Project Browser. You can then enter a filename and click OK. All future changes will be updated in the created/selected file.
   
   Get: load a previously saved cross-section file via the Project Browser.
   
   Next: if more than one section has been defined in the current set, and the last section in sequence is not active, this will update the panel to show the next section details in sequence.
   
   Prev: move to the previous section in sequence.