General Component Positioning Using Planes

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Piping, Ducting and Cable Trays : Positioning Components ‘Point-to-Surface’ : General Component Positioning Using Planes

Keywords:

POSITION PLANE DISTANCE INFRONT BEHIND ONTOP UNDER

Description:

This command differs from the basic options by allowing the reference plane to be specified in a different direction from that of the constrained centreline.


Example:
PLANE E DIST 1000 INFRONT /WALL	The Component will be placed on the constrained centreline such that its origin is 1000 ‘this side’ of /WALL, measured East-West (see Figure 8:24.: Positioning relative to an object specified in a different plane).

Command Syntax:

>-+- POSition <marke> -.
  |                    |
  ‘--------------------+- PLAne <bdir> -.
                       |                |
                       ‘----------------+- DISTance <uval> -+- ONTop ---.
                                                            |           |
                                                            |- UNDer ---|
                                                            |           |
                                                            |- INFront -|
                                                            |           |
                                                            ‘- BEHind --+-  <gid> --.
                                                                        |           |
                                                                        |- <marke> -|
                                                                        |           |
                                                                        ‘- <bpos> --+->

Querying:

>-- Query POSition --+-- <bpos> --.
                     |            |
                     ‘------------+-- WRT --.
                                  |         |
                                  |-- IN ---+-- <gid> -->
                                  |
                                  ‘-->

Figure 8:24.

Positioning relative to an object specified in a different plane