Direction and Orientation Glyphs for Objects - Intergraph Smart 3D - Help

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12 (2018)

The software provides feedback on the direction, orientation, and rotation of objects using glyphs. A glyph is a straight or curved line with a cone-shaped arrow head that indicates a particular direction. When you are creating or modifying objects, glyphs assist you so that you can properly set design parameters like twist, mounting angle, and offset.

The software displays glyphs for:

  • Root plate systems and leaf plate systems

  • Root stiffener systems and leaf stiffener systems

  • Seams

  • Reference curves

Glyphs display using the defined handle color as defined in Tools > Options.

Glyphs for Plate Systems

Glyphs for plate systems display at the approximate center of the plate as a straight line with two arrows. The top arrow represents the thickness direction, and the bottom arrow represents normal direction. The normal direction always points in the positive direction of the plate's defining plane (that is, the positive X, Y or Z direction of the plate's coordinate system).

For example:

  • Glyphs for plate systems with both thickness and normal pointing in the same direction

  • Glyphs for plate systems with thickness and normal pointing in opposite directions

Glyphs for Bracket Systems

Glyphs for bracket systems display at the bracket origin for tripping brackets and at the bracket reference position for brackets by plane. The three glyphs represent the thickness direction, the normal direction, and the U-direction vector.

Glyphs for Profile Systems

Glyphs for profile systems display at the start point of the profile landing curve. The three glyphs represent the profile direction, primary orientation, and angular orientation.

The profile direction glyph represents the tangent of the profile at the start point. The angular orientation glyph represents the direction of profile orientation when a positive angle is applied for twist.

Glyphs for Seams and Reference Curves

Glyphs for seams and reference curves display at the start point of the landing curve and display the direction of the landing curve.