Tutorial Volume IB - Options
Profile With Lines Connecting all Points. Creating a SubStructure for Extruding the Profile •
Double click on the Select Lines column heading in the Objects spreadsheet to select all of the Lines.
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Execute Draw | SubStructure | Add Selected Objects to SubStructure in the STR: FEA Plate Model window.
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Click on the New Substructure button in the dialog box that opens.
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Enter "Surface Model" into the next dialog box that opens, and click on OK.
Next, the Profile will be scaled to the proper size, and then extruded into a 3D surface model. NOTE: After scaling it to English units, the SubStructure can be re-scaled to different engineering units if desired. •
Execute Draw | Drawing Assistant
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Select the SubStructure in the SubStructures spreadsheet.
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On the Dimensions tab, un-check Lock Aspect Ratio, and enter the following dimensions X: 12.0 (in), Y: 0.0 (in), Z: 4.5 (in)
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On the Position tab, press the To Global Origin button to center the SubStructure about the global origin.
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On the Extrude tab, enter Length 6 (in), Points 3, and click on the Extrude button.
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in the STR: FEA Plate Model window.