Performing Block Operations - CAESAR II - Help

CAESAR II Users Guide (2019 Service Pack 1)

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Perform block (global) operations to elements in the model using one of the following methods:

To access Block Operations commands from the 3D model

  1. Access the Block Operations commands from one of the following options:

    1. Click the Block Operations toolbar, or

      Block Operations Toolbar

    2. Select more than one element on the model and right-click to see the block operations available from the context menu.

      rclickblockmenu

      You must unlock the 3D model to access the right-click element context menu.

  2. Select one of the following options:

    • Rotate

    • Duplicate

    • Delete

    • Renumber

    • Invert

    • Change Sequence

You can also access block operation commands from the Global menu in piping input.

To access Block Operations commands from the Elements dialog box

  1. Right-click in the Elements dialog box to display the menu.

  2. Click Block Operation.

  3. Select one of the sub-menu items to perform the indicated operation.

    • Rotate

    • Delete

    • Duplicate

    • Nodes

    • Invert

    • Change Sequence

    • Status

You can also access block operation commands from the Global menu in piping input.

To define a block of elements in the 3D model

  1. Click Select Element O332781 on the Standard Operators toolbar and select a single element on the 3D model.

    The selected element highlights.

    To select more than one element, press the Shift key while clicking the additional elements.

    The entire group (block) of elements highlights.

Alternatively, you can click Select Group O344714 on the Standard Operators toolbar and draw a box around the items you want to select.

The highlighted elements define the set that any Block Operations command affects. A block can contain any number of elements, from a single element to every element in the model.

To define a block of elements from the Elements dialog box

  1. Move the cursor to the first element in the group (block) to be operated on and click the row number for that item on the far left of the dialog box.

    The software highlights the row for the element highlights in the Element dialog box and in the 3D Graphics pane.

  2. Move the cursor to the last element in the group (block) to be operated on, press Shift and click the corresponding row number.

  3. Alternatively, you can Select Group O344714 in the Standard Operators toolbar and draw a box around the items you want to select.

    The entire group (block) of elements highlights.

The highlighted rows define the elements that any block operations affect. A block may contain any number of elements from a single element to every element in the model.

To define a block of elements by selecting by Line Number

  1. Display the Line Numbers dialog box.

  2. Select the element or block of elements for which you want to perform a block operation.

    The corresponding element(s) highlight in the 3D Graphics pane.

The highlighted rows define the elements that any block operations change. A block may contain any number of elements from a single element to every element in the model.