For this newsletter we will take a look at some of the common questions asked where answers are not so obvious. During the training courses, many of these questions are explained but for those who were unable to attend....

How can I quickly identify vertical faces ?

Within VISI Analysis we have a many different methods to identify vertical faces. However, using the ISOCLINE option within the Draft Analysis there is a trick to very quickly identify & highlight only the vertical faces on a model. Select ANALYSIS > DRAFT ANALYSIS from the menu and select the ISOCLINE tab, Now :

Set the Mode = Number Set the Top & Bottom angle = 0 degrees Set the number of curves = 1 Set the thickness = 0.0001 De-activate 'Zebra strip' Enable 'Limit at bottom' Using this method the vertical faces will be identified using the 'leading' colour and the remaining faces will be coloured using the body colour.

After defining the relevant angle range parameters, selecting the update graphics icon will render the model using the two defined colours.

Dissolve aggregates on curve geometry

Curve quality is a very important factor when constructing surface geometry. For this reason, it is often necessary to concatenate multiple curves into one single curve. However, if you wish to return the concatenated curve back to its original state, EDIT > DISSOLVE AGGREGATES can be used to split the single curve back into multiple curves at each individual concatenation point.

Dynamic dialogue box customisation

Over the last few releases of VISI we have been converting the interface to dynamic dialogue boxes (any new dialogue box with a dynamic preview). These new dialogue boxes each have their own configuration file (*.CFG) located in the C:\Visi15\Library\Common\Cad folder. Each configuration file provides the ability to customise the default behaviour of the dialogue box.

For example, if you wanted the change the default parameters or tolerances used within a specific command, it is possible to set your required values within the CFG file.

Note : This is advanced software customisation and should be treated with care.

If you have any tips or tricks that you would like to share, please email me with a short description (marc@vero.co.uk) and I will add them to a future Vero Newsletter.

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