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| new_l | = | name of the line to be created. |
| old_l | = | name of an existing line. |
| angle | = | angle in degrees between the old line and the new line. |
| start_p | = | name of an existing point that the new line will start from. It does not have to |
| be one of the points defining `old_l'. | ||
| dirn | = | Direction for the new line, defined using either a guide point or by specifying |
| a general plane. When a guide point is given the new line is created, starting | ||
| at `start_p` in the direction of the guide point. If, however, XY, YZ or ZX is | ||
| used for `direction' then the new line will lie in a plane parallel to the specified | ||
| plane in either the current coordinate system or the coordinate system specified | ||
| by `csname'. | ||
| length | = | The length of the new line. If `dirn' above has been specified using a named |
| plane, `length' is the length of the line in that plane. Otherwise if the | ||
| direction has been specified using a guide point, the distance is measured from the | ||
| start point towards the guide point. Finally, if a guide point is used but no | ||
| distance is given then the length is the distance from the start point to the | ||
| guide point. | ||
| refcs | = | Reference coordinate system (either GLOBAL or LOCAL) for interpretation |
| of the direction specified above. If specified this will override the currently | ||
| active coordinate system. If `LOCAL' is | ||
| specified then the name of an existing local coordinate system | ||
| must be given. | ||
| csname | = | name of an existing local coordinate system previously defined using |
| `CONSTRUCT COORDSYS'. It can only be a rectangular coordinate system. | ||
| div | = | the number of divisions to be created along the line. The default is set with |
| MESHING DIVISIONS DEFAULT; the initial value is 4. |
If a coordinate system direction is specified then this will be interpreted in the currently active coordinate system unless the user gives `GLOBAL' or `LOCAL' with an existing coordinate system name. Local coordinate systems can be defined using the command CONSTRUCT COORDSYS.
Examples:
Will create a line (named automatically) at an angle of 23.9 degrees to line L10, from P45 in the general direction of P10. The length of the line is the distance from P45 to P10.
Will create a new line called LANG23 at an angle of 22.5 degrees to L23, starting at P35 with a length of 1.293 in a plane parallel to the XY plane of the current coordinate system.
Will create a line at an angle of 60 degrees to L11 starting at P43. The new line will line in a plane parallel to the ZX plane of the local coordinate system RECT11; the line will be 3.95 units long and have five divisions.
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