Placing an Object with Direction and X-Axis Scale

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Placing an Object with Direction and X-Axis Scale

Place an external object in the model, scaled along the X axis and at a specified orientation.

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State whether you wish to rescale the object along the X axis.

Type the name of the object or press Enter for the library dialog box and select the object (see Using the library dialog box).

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Define the positioning point. The object is placed so that its origin (0 0 0) coincides with this positioning point.

Define a direction point on the same horizontal plane as the positioning point. The X axis of the original object is aligned between the positioning and direction points:

If you choose not to scale the object, the positioning and direction points provide the alignment only and the object is placed in its original size.

If you choose to scale, the X dimension of the object is multiplied by the distance (in meters) between the positioning and direction points. For example, if the distance between the two points is 3m, the X coordinates of all points in the object are multiplied by 3. The Y and Z dimensions remain unchanged.

$image\ebx_-726553584.gif$ HINT Scaling is easiest if you design the original object with an overall size of 1m. If you do this, the object is stretched or compressed to fit the distance between the two points.