geometry create shape solid_shell
Allows you to create a solid shell. A solid shell is an internal function used to map STEP and IGES faces to view. The solid shell object was created to combine a number of these faces as a solid.
Surface-based solid modeling is the least common modeling method used to define solids. Using this method, the solid is defined as the internal volume surrounded by the defining surfaces.
Format:
geometry create shape solid_shell |
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solid_shell_name = | new solid_shell |
faces = | existing face |
Example:
geometry create shape solid_shell & |
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solid_shell_name = | solid_shell_1 & |
faces = | face_1 |
Description:
Parameter | Value Type | Description |
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Solid_shell_name | New solid shell | Specifies the name of the solid to be created |
faces | Existing face | Specifies the faces making up the solid shell. |
Extended Definition:
1. When using the Adams View command language and naming entities, you can use the name later to refer to this entity. Adams View does not allow you to have two entities with the same full name, so you must provide a unique name. Normally, entity names are composed of alphabetic, numeric, or '_' (underscore) characters, and start with an alphabetic or '_' character. They may be of any length. For more information, see
Using Extended Names.
By enclosing the name in double quotes, you can use other printable characters, or start the name with a numeral. If a name contains characters, or starts with a numeral, you must always quote the name when entering it.
Note that you can specify the parentage of an entity (for example, what part "owns" a marker or a geometry element) when you create it by changing the name. If you enter just the entity name, then Adams View assigns the default parent. If you type in the full name, then you can override the default parent. In most cases, when creating an entity, Adams View provides a default name. The default name that Adams View provides specifies the parentage that it has assumed. You can, of course, delete this name and use your own. The form of a full name is:
"...._NAME.GRAND_PARENT_NAME.PARENT_NAME.ENTITY_NAME"
The number of levels used varies from case to case and the parentage must exist before an entity can be assigned to it.
2. You can identify an entity, such as a marker or force, by typing its name or by picking it from the screen. If the entity is not visible on the screen, you must type the name. You may also find it convenient to type the name even if the element is displayed.
If an entity is available by default, you can identify it by entering its name only. If it is not, you must enter its full name. To identify a entity under a different part, you may need to enter the model and part names as well. For example, you can specify marker 'pivot' from model 'links', part 'lower_arm' by entering ".links.lower_arm.pivot".
If you type a "?", Adams View lists the entity available by default.
You must separate multiple entity names by commas. If the entity is visible in one of your views, you can identify it by picking it. You need not separate multiple element picks by commas.
Notes: | ■If you created a marker by reading an Adams Solver dataset or graphics file, the marker name is the letters MAR followed by the dataset marker ID number. For example, the name of MARKER/101 is MAR101. If you created the marker during preprocessing, you will have given it a name at that time. ■You may have explicitly named an analysis when you created it by reading one or more Adams output files (graphics (.gra), request (.req), or results (.res)). By default, the name of the analysis is the root name of the Adams output files without the extension. If you created the analysis by reading an Adams graphics file, for example, the analysis name is the name of the graphics file without the .gra extension |