Sketch the cross-section for a prismatic shape - Intergraph Smart 3D - Help - Hexagon PPM

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1. Click Place Shape Command on the vertical toolbar to expand the Shapes palette. Select Prismatic Shape to open the Cross-Section Tab.

2. Select Sketch from the Cross Section list, and then click OK.

   If a designed equipment object has not been selected, select one in a graphic view or in the Workspace Explorer.

   The wire frame for the designed equipment object displays in green.

   

3. Click the first point for the cross-section.

   

   

   • You must sketch the cross-section on the two-dimensional plane that is orthogonal to the first leg of the path. Click Show Cross Section to display a window in the two-dimensional plane. The software displays this plane, which is perpendicular to the path, as you sketch the cross-section.

   • The cardinal point, which is the point where the cross-section is attached to the path, is defined as you sketch. In other words, the cross-section surrounds the path and is attached to the path exactly as you sketch it.

   • To change the segment from a straight line to an arc, click Arc by 3 Points in the Path Type list, and then click three points to define the arc.

   • To switch back to a straight line after sketching an arc, click Line in the Path Type list.

4. Click the next point for the cross-section.

   To change the turn type for the corner, click the new turn type in the Turn Type list and define the angle or dimensions for the turn in the Turn Type Value box. The following graphic shows examples of the available turn types:

   

5. Click to place other segments of the cross-section as needed.

6. Click the starting point of the cross-section to close it.

   

7. Click Finish to display the cross-section as a green wire frame. The cross-section in this example has an offset of one foot.

   

   The Finish button is not available until you close the cross-section by clicking the starting point.

8. Click Finish to complete the command. The cross-section remains selected so that you can modify it if necessary.

   

9. Click the arrow on the vertical toolbar to clear the selection. Alternatively, press ESC to exit the command.

   

After you place a segment of the cross-section by defining two points, you can click Edit on the ribbon to change the segment.