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Intergraph Smart 3D Grids

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11 (2016)

 Creates radial planes and cylinders in the associated coordinate system. Generally, you create your design coordinate system, then create the elevation planes, and then create the cylinders and radial planes. The intersection of the radial planes and the elevation plane create grid lines. The intersection of the cylinders and the elevation plane create grid arcs. There are four grid arcs, one of each quadrant of the coordinate system. You control which intersections create grid lines/arcs and which intersections do not.

Radial planes are placed with respect to the North \ Y-axis being 0-degrees. Radial planes are placed across the entire radial cylinder. Therefore, you cannot place a plane that is equal to or greater than 180-degrees (the 0-degree plane is the 180-degree plane, the 45-degree plane is the 135-degree plane, and so forth).

Radial cylinders are placed by defining the location of the start cylinder with regard to a Z-axis of the coordinate system, the offset from that location, and the number of copies to generate. The spacing between the cylinder copies is equal to the defined offset. You can control the elevation planes that display a grid arc at the intersection with the cylinder. An arc is created for each quadrant of the circle rather than a circle.

In rectangular coordinate systems, grid planes define the grid line location with respect to the X- or Y-axis of the coordinate system. Grid planes are generally parallel to the X-Z or Y-Z plane of the coordinate system but can be placed rotated (sloped) about the placement axis, which is the X- or Y-axis. The grid line is defined by the intersection of the grid plane with the elevation plane. You optionally can place grid lines at all or some intersections. In general, use the Place Grid Planes with rectangular coordinate systems.

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