Add Curved Grid, 3 Points

Add Curved Grid, 3 Points ( Modeling > press `g` `p` )

Tool summary :

Locate three points to place a curved grid line.
Unlike straight grid lines, which can be added using Add Grid Line , curved grid lines cannot be opened as views.
Curved grid lines also cannot be auto detailed as erection views. They can, however, be drawn on other erection views when you Detail Erection Views and choose to " Annotate erection views ."
Curved grid lines can also be snapped to for point location using Locate options such as INCM and INCL .
See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

VIDEO

Add Curved Grid, 3 Points is used to place two curved grid arcs that are approximately parallel and have the same approximate arc length but different centers and different grid bubble setbacks. (Recorded in , v2015.)

Curved grid lines (topic)
Grid line/bubble pen color ( Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentation > the " Pens " tab > )
Rename Project Items ( Utility Functions -- curved grid lines are stored under ' Erection views ')
Delete View (to delete a curved grid line)
Delete Project Items ( Utility Functions -- curved grid lines are stored under ' Erection views ')
Grid Lines selection filter (for editing and deleting grid lines)
Add Curved Grid, Radius (another way to add a curved grid line)
Add Grid Line (to add a straight grid line and an erection view)
Center of curved grid lines ( Modeling > View > Display Options > )
Scale erection view bubbles ( Modeling > View > Display Options > )

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Step-by-step instructions :

Add Curved Grid, 3 Points is used to create curved grid lines . The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse, that User and Site Options > General > " Point location target " is set to ' Fancy ', and that you use mouse bindings similar to those shown in these illustrations.

	1 . Invoke Add Curved Grid, 3 Points .
	2 . Place the mouse pointer ( ) so that the point location target snaps to the first point ( INCL ), then left-click ( Locate ).
	3 . The status line prompts, " Locate second point. " Left-click ( Locate ) at a point counterclockwise from the first point.
	4 . The status line prompts, " Locate third point. " Left-click ( Locate ) a point on the temporary construction circle that is drawn between the two previously located points.
	5 . On the New Erection View window, enter a " View name ." The " Erection view type " is automatically selected as ' Arc '. The " Radius " is calculated for you based on the points you located in the previous steps. Press the " OK " button to continue.
	6 . In this example, the curved grid line is drawn beginning at point 1 through point 3 to point 2. See note 4 . Add more curved grid lines, or right-click ( Return ) if you are done.

Note 1: To invoke Add Curved Grid, 3 Points , you can:

Method 1 : Click the Add Curved Grid, 3 Points icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' File -- View/Grids ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose File > Views/Grids > Add Curved Grid, 3 Points .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Add Curved Grid, 3 Points can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface . The default keyboard shortcut for Add Curved Grid, 3 Points is g p -- where "p" stands for "points".

Note 2: Right-click ( Return ) in steps 2, 3 or 6 ends the operation.

bindings , steps 2, 3, 6

Note 3: If in step 4, you typed in the name of a view that already has been created, you get a yes-no warning with the message, "_ already exists. Replace? " Press " Yes " to replace the view that already has that name with the view you are saving. Press " No " to cancel this operation without adding a new grid line.

Note 4: In both examples shown below and also in the example above , Add Curved Grid, 3 Points draws the curved grid line beginning at point 1 (step 2) counterclockwise through point 3 (step 4) and terminating at point 2 (step 3). A curved grid line will always have points 1 and 2 as its end points, but it is possible to create curved grid lines with a clockwise rotation from points 1 to 2. The curved grid line will always be drawn in a counterclockwise rotation from point 1 toward point 3. It is possible that point 3 will not be on the grid line, but will only serve to set the directional orientation from point 1.