CoCreate OneSpace Designer - Commands Reference Manual

CREATE_PARALLEL_WP terminate action

CREATE_PARALLEL_WP creates a new workplane parallel to a specified workplane.

Syntax


                             +------------------------<-----------------------+
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---->(CREATE_PARALLEL_WP)----+--(:COPY)--------------->-----------------------+---->
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                             +--(:SHARE)-------------->-----------------------+
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                             +--(:SOURCE)--|wp|------->-----------------------+
                             |                                                |
                             +--(:BASENAME)--|name|----->---------------------+
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                             +--(:OWNER)--|wp_set|------>---------------------+
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                             +--(:KEEP_ATTR)--|keep attributes (:ON/:OFF)|----+
                             |                (share only)                    |
                             |                                                |
                             +--(:COUNT)---|number of wp's|-------------------+
                             |                                                |
                             +--(:OFFSET)--|distance|---->--------------------+
                             |                                                |
                             +--(:SPIN)--|angle|--------->--------------------+

Options

The following options are available to create your parallel workplanes.

:COPY - the new workplane is given a separate copy of the fixed workplane's geometry. Changes in one workplane will have no effect on the other, or any other subsequent copies.
:SHARE - the new workplane is given a copy of the fixed workplane's geometry. If changes occur in either workplane, they will be reflected in all shared copies of that workplane.
:SOURCE - specifies an existing workplane which will be used as a reference.
:BASENAME - specifies a prefix to be used as a naming convention. For example, if you specified "wpl" as a basename, your workplanes would be called "wpl1", "wpl2", "wpl3" and so forth.
:OWNER - specifies the owner of the new workplane.
:KEEP_ATTR - when sharing workplanes, selects whether the attributes of the original workplane are discarded in the shared workplanes (:KEEP_ATTR :OFF), or whether the attributes are preserved in the shared workplanes (:KEEP_ATTR :ON).
:COUNT - specifies the number of new workplanes you want to create.
:OFFSET - specifies the distance between workplanes.
:SPIN - specifies the angle each workplane will be rotated from the previous workplane.

When to use

Use this action to create a workplane parallel to an existing workplane.

CREATE_PARALLEL_WP may be useful when generating profiles for a lofted part.

Example

The following parameter sequence creates an inclined workplane.

CREATE_PARALLEL_WP :COPY [specify original workplane] :SOURCE [specify reference workplane] :BASENAME "wpl" :OWNER [specify workplane owner] :COUNT 1 :SPIN 30 :OK