4. The Function lists
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4.5 | Wall | |||||||||||
The wall elements of CYCAS were developed especially with architectural drawing
in mind. Walls are 3D-elements that serve several purposes. They are aimed at
making the drawing of plans easier as they can be edited for architectural 2D-plan
design. On top of that you can check and edit the walls as 3D wireframe models any
time you choose to do so.
Name : Here you can call existing settings or create new ones. Use save to add new settings to the list. Wall thickness : These boxes control the thickness of the wall when creating walls using axes, sides, or angles. When creating a wall using the Wall function these values have no effect as you have to enter two points that control both the length and thickness of the wall. Base : 3D input. This controls the position of the wall in space. Base controls the height of the lower end of the wall.
Height : 3D input. This controls the height of the wall, measured from the base
(=lower end of the wall) to the upper end, i.e. the entire height of the wall.
Material : Material assignment for output to raytracers or shaders. Choose a material from the list. Any wall you create using these settings will be assigned the material from the current dialog box. Please refer to 5.6 Materials for information on creating new materials.
Connect : This function serves the purpose of connecting single wall elements to each other. The lines where the walls meet are removed. Activate the wall elements to be connected to each other. The undesired dividing lines are then removed. Two walls can be properly connected only if their wall lines incide. Note: If wall elements overlap or intersect, they can not be properly connected. -All : All walls are connected to each other.
-All : All walls are separated.
Join : Join two walls at the point where they intersect. Using this function can mean that the walls are made longer or shorter. The segment of interest is always to one side of the point where the walls intersect. Click on the segment that you want to keep. As soon as you select the second wall, the function is executed. (Also see the Garage Tutorial.) Attach : Extend walls until they meet a line or wall line. This function can be used to make walls longer. First, choose to which line or wall line you want to extend. Then, use the selection menu to activate all walls that you want to extend to the first selected line. The line up to which the others will be extend is considered to be of infinite length for the purposes of this function. Extend : Extends a wall to the next intersection with a different wall line or line. Depending on which end of the wall you click on it will be extended to the next intersection that lies in that direction. The elements to which you want to extend the wall are not considered to be of infinite length. Erase : Erase a part of a wall. Activate a wall from which you want to erase a part. This function can be used to divide, shorten, or split single wall elements. Specify two points which mark the stretch to be erased, if this stretch contains an opening, the opening will be removed. You can split walls by using the same point as the start and end point for erasing. Alter height : Change the wall height of an existing wall. Choose the wall to which you want to assign a new height. Enter new base and height values using the keyboard. Right-click on a wall to check its height.
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4.6 | Opening | |||
The CYCAS' openings are developed especially for architectural representation. These openings can be placed into wall elements only. Therefore, openings are regarded as sub-elements of walls. Is is useful to sort and enter the openings per level of your building, for they are mainly designed to make working on the plan view more easy. If you place an opening into a wall, the wall is split up and at that position the opening is inserted. This is done with the symbol chosen in the respective dialog box. Furthermore, you can assign values controlling 3D, such as heights and basis. These values are understood in relation to the respective wall. If you are using the 3D values, a 3D model is build up right away.
Opening : Choose the wall in which you want to create an opening. The position and size of the opening is determined by placing two points. If the !-button is active a pre-defined opening width next to the ! is used. So, you have to choose into which direction the opening should face. Once the position of the opening has been confirmed, you decide which side of the wall is to be considered the outside by clicking on it. Therefore, the opening symbol can be placed correctly.
If the ! button is pressed in, the opening width next to it will be used. Then, you have to place one point only, that is the starting point of the opening. The opening will start at this point and will be as wide as the numerical value indicates. The direction in which the opening will be placed is controlled using the mouse. If you choose a different width, it will be used under the described conditions. Door : This function enables you to achieve a display indicating a door leaf in your plan view. The input options are in analogy tpo those of the Opening. Additionally, you have to specify the position of door leaf. Do this by using the mouse. The position of the door leaf can be changed easily by calling the Alter - Door function later on. Window : Use this function for creating openings with a symbol representing a window. This function works in analogy to the Opening function.
Opening : Change the opening symbol. Choose an opening and the symbol of the current opening dialog box is inserted. Door : Change the door symbol. Choose the opening that is to be altered with the symbol of the current door dialog box. Moreover, his function can be used for changing the position of the door leaf easily. Window : Change the window symbol. Choose an opening that is to be displayed with a different window symbol.
Remove : Remove openings. This function allows you to delete openings. Any opening you click on with the mouse pointer (which turns into an X-mark shape) will be removed immediately and the wall will be restored. If the wall was connected to other walls, these connections will be removed.
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4.7 | Dim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimension chains are elements consisting of several single dimensions. If you
change one dimension of a chain, the entire chain will be re-computed and
re-displayed. You may enter dimension chains manually or semi-automatically.
Entering them manually means, that you snap-to single points of the drawing
which are to be measured. Using semi-automatic measuring you may create dimension
chains being computed by using intersecting lines. You place these lines in
a way that they intersect wall elements in your plan.<
0 degree : Enter horizontal dimension chains. Follow the steps as if entering a normal chain, but you do not need to specify an angle. 90 degrees : Enter vertical dimension chains. It works in analogy to 0 degree.
Auto : All wall lines in one dimension plane are measured in one dimension
chain. First of all, you need to specify the angle for the dimension chain. As
usual, you can either enter a value numerically, or you describe the angle with
an imaginary line.
- Point : Remove measuring points. Choose the chain to be corrected. Then, snap-to the points on the chain you want to remove. The points are deleted and the dimensions remaining are recomputed. + Height : Adds a height dimension. Activate a single dimension of a chain to which you want to have an additional height measured. Enter the value using the keyboard. The height dimension is added to the chain centered below the dimension line. This function also can be used for altering height dimensions. Choose a dimension and enter a new value.
Value : Change the value of a single dimension figure. Activate the dimension figure that needs correction and enter the new value using the keyboard. Now, this change is marked with an asterisk in front of the new value as a reminder. The position of the measuring points remain uneffected. The asterisk will not be printed or plotted. Example : For very slight changes that do not mandate moving the measuring point it is easier to simply change that respective dimension figure. Therefore, if inaccuracies occurred while entering drawing elements, you can simply correct the values displayed in the dimension chains. Calling the Original function afterwards, the actual dimension chain will be restored. Example: A 90 degrees dimension chain needs to be edited in a way that a value such as "11.5" does not reach inside the measuring bars: If you move the dimension figure using the arrow up key, it is moved to the left. (Also refer to Appendix 8.1 Settings, Dim, Move figures.) Size : Change the text size of the dimension figures. Activate the dimension chain using the selection menu and enter a new size. If the text size is changed, the other settings of the dialog box remain unchanged for they are expressed as a multiple of the text size. Style : Activate the dimension chains to which you want to assign different settings of the dialog box. The new font is read from the currently active dialog box. Original : Reverts the dimension chain back to its initial state. Any corrections made using Value, Move and concerning the single dimensions are undone. You have to choose which dimension chain you want to revert to original state.
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