Name |
Displays the name of the currently loaded curve. The list box below displays the equations associated with the displayed curve. |
List box |
Displays the equations associated with the selected curve. These may be edited, or new equations added, directly in the list box. Each equation must end with a semicolon ";". |
Tolerance |
Sets the tolerance.
CURVCALC
DIALOG
ACTIVE
TOLERANCE
[
value
]
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Mode |
Sets how the curve is created.
- Defined — Curve is created directly from the equations defined in the list box.
- Derived — Curve created from the equations and a root curve.
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Angle |
Sets how angles are input.
- Radian — Values are in radians.
- Degree — Values are in degrees.
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Create As |
Sets the type of curve that is created.
- Bspline — Curve is created as a B-spline (NURB) element.
- Line String — Curve is created as a line string element.
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Place |
Constructs the curve and attaches it to the pointer, ready for placement in the model. |
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Opens the Open (resource file) dialog, which is used to open a library of predefined curves.
CURVCALC
DIALOG
MENU
OPENFILE
<filename>
Note: By default, looks for ".rsc" files in the directory pointed to by the MS_DATA configuration variable.
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Opens the Open Curve Resource dialog, which lets you select a new curve from the open curve resource file, or a new curve resource file and curve.
CURVCALC
DIALOG
MENU
OPENCURVE
<CURVE NUMBER>
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Lets you create a new curve definition.
CURVCALC
DIALOG
MENU
NEWCURVE
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Saves the curve library file.
MDL
LOAD
CURVCALC
MENU
SAVE
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Opens the Save to New Resource File dialog which is used to create a new curve library file.
CURVCALC
DIALOG
MENU
SAVETO
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Insert menu |
Lists a selection of the constants and functions that you can select to be inserted in the curve equations. Included are:
- Constants: pi and e
- Functions: sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2, sinh, cosh, tanh, asinh, exp, ldexp, log, log 10, pow, and sqrt.
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