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Intergraph Smart 3D Space Management

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13.1
  1. Click Place Volumes by Plane and Offset Command on the vertical toolbar to view the Place Volumes by Plane and Offset Ribbon.

  2. To associate the points of the volume with points in the model, such as grid intersections, click Enable Assoc Point Creation . To drop the associative points during or after volume placement, click Disable Assoc Point Creation .

  3. Select one or more reference planes.

    If you select multiple planes, the planes must all be parallel.

    Place volume by plane and offset STEP REF PLANE

  4. Click Accept .

  5. Click three points in the model to define a plane. These three points must not be collinear.

    Place Volumes by Plane and Offset STEP 3 POINTS

    The plane defined by the three points is projected to the offset planes.

  6. In the Offset 1 and Offset 2 boxes, type or select values to define the offset planes. These planes are offset from the reference plane that you selected.

  7. Type a name for the volume in the Name box.

  8. Select a volume type from the Type list. The list in the Type box provides only the last few types selected from the catalog. Choosing More opens the Select System Dialog, which allows you to select any type of space found in the catalog database.

  9. Select a folder from the Space folder list. Assigning volumes to a space folder organizes volumes. You can create additional folders with the Create Space Folder Command.

  10. Click Finish.

You can use PinPoint Command and SmartSketch relationship indicators when specifying the planes and offsets in this command.