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- PLROT Menu: PLACE
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- Places an external object in the model, with specified orientation, reflection
- and optional scale.
-
- 1. (CHAR) file name to place (1-8 char.)
- 2. (Y/N) wish to scale the object?
- if `y' is entered in prompt 2:
- 3. (NUM) 3 scaling factors (x,y,z), <ENTER>-by two first pts.
- for all options:
- 4.* (POINT) positioning point
- 5.* (POINT) direction point, <ENTER>-new positioning pt.
- 6.* (POINT) reflection point, <ENTER>-new direction pt.
-
- Description
-
- This command places an external object at a given positioning point in the
- model, allowing you to control its orientation, scale, and reflection.
-
- Enter the file name of the object to be placed (up to 8 characters). State
- whether you wish to scale the object or place it at its original scale.
-
- If you select to scale the object, you may enter the scale for the x, y, and z
- axes separately or press <ENTER> to scale the object proportionally using the
- first two points, i.e., the positioning and direction point. If you select to
- scale the object in the x, y, and z axes separately, specify the 3 factors for
- the x, y, and z.
-
- Specify the positioning point. The origin point of the object will be placed
- at this point.
-
- Pick the direction point on the same horizontal plane.
-
- If you pressed <ENTER> to scale by the first two points, the direction point
- determines both the orientation and the scaling factor, as follows: the x-axis
- of the original object is oriented along the line connecting the positioning
- point to the direction point. A single scaling factor (for all axes) is
- calculated by dividing the distance between the positioning point and the
- direction point by the length of the original object in the x direction.
-
- If the reply to the scaling prompt was negative, the direction point
- determines only the orientation so that the x-axis of the original object is
- oriented along the line connecting the positioning point to the direction
- point. The object is placed at its original scale.
-
- A vertical reflection plane is defined by the line connecting the positioning
- point and the direction point. The reflection point determines on which side
- of the reflection plane the object is created, allowing you to maintain the
- original orientation or its reflected image.
-
- This command is especially useful for placing two-dimensional symbols
- in the drawing.
-
- If the file is empty or if the file name does not exist in both your directory
- and ARCALIB, you will be notified. You may specify another file name, and all
- other parameters will remain unchanged.
-
- You are prompted to position additional instances of the same object until you
- enter a new command.