DriveWorks Pro 22

Extrusion

Extrusion

The Extrusion entity allows geometries to be generated from a set of given paths.

• Fill Paths

  Are the coordinates that define the extruded geometry that will be filled.

• Hole Paths

  Are the coordinates that define the geometry that will be cut away from the Fill Paths.

Fill Paths and Hole Paths Functions

The following Polygon Functions will create the coordinates required for the Fill Paths and Hole Paths parameters.

Add an Extrusion

1. In the 3D Document add a Node to the Root structure.
2. Right click on the Node and select Add Entity> Geometry> Extrusion.
3. The Extrusion Entity will be added to the Node.

Information Panel

• Fill Paths

  Displays the result of the rule applied to Fill Paths in the Parameter Panel.

• Hole Paths

  Displays the result of the rule applied to Hole Paths in the Parameter Panel.

• Extrusion Depth

  The depth (in millimeters) to apply to the Extrusion.

  Adjust the depth of the extrusion from the Information Panel by dragging the scroll wheel.

  A rule can be applied to the Extrusion Depth in the Parameter Panel.

• Smoothing Threshold

  A number from 0 to 180 to set the angle between the normals.

  A rule can be applied to the Normal Smoothing in the Parameter Panel.

• Appearances

  When the Fill Paths parameter results in geometry being created a Default appearance ExtrusionEntityDefaultMaterial will be applied.

  This can be used and modified from the Assets> Appearances folder.

  Any other existing appearance can be selected from the drop down.

  The Default appearance will be applied to all sides of the geometry created.

  Front, Sides and Rear of the geometry can have different appearances applied by selecting the appearance from the corresponding drop down.

  The following parameters allow these values to have rules applied from the parameter panel:

  • Default - Appearance
  • Front Override - Front Appearances Name
  • Sides Override - Sides Appearance Name
  • Rear Override - Rear Appearance Name
• Texture Mapping Modes

  Textures used on appearances can have the mapping mode set to:

  • Tiled

    Will span a texture once every 1000mmx1000mm.

  • Normalized

    Will ensure that no matter how big a face is the texture is stretched across the entire front, back or side.

  The following parameters allow these values to have rules applied from the parameter panel:

  • Front - Front Texture Mapping Mode
  • Sides - Sides Texture Mapping Mode
  • Rear - Rear Texture Mapping Mode