/BOX/RECTA

Block Format Keyword Describes a rectangle box for entities selection.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
/BOX/RECTA/box_ID/unit_ID
box_title
N1 N2 skew_ID              
Xp1 Yp1 Zp1        
Xp2 Yp2 Zp2        

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
box_ID Box identifier.

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
unit_ID Unit Identifier.

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
box_title Box title.

(Character, maximum 100 characters)

 
N1 Node identifier.

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
N2 Node identifier.

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
skewID Fixed skew identifier. Only used to align box edges with the skew direction.

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
Xp1 X coordinate of point P1. (Only used if N1 is not defined).

(Real)

 
Yp1Y Y coordinate of point P1. (Only used if N1 is not defined).

(Real)

 
Zp1 Z coordinate of point P1. (Only used if N1 is not defined).

(Real)

 
Xp2 X coordinate of point P2. (Only used if N2 is not defined).

(Real)

 
Yp2 Y coordinate of point P2. (Only used if N2 is not defined)

(Real)

 
Zp2 Z coordinate of point P2. (Only used if N2 is not defined)

(Real)

 
The pairs of nodes N1 and N2, or the pairs of points P1 and P2, are used to construct the box that has its edges aligned with the defined skew.

box_rect
Figure 1.

Comments

  1. A box (RECTA) defined above is used for: