Display primitives in 2D cross section viewer???

Started by Cirrus, February 18, 2010, 08:24:29 AM

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Cirrus

I have a feeling the answer is no...but is there a way to display measured/nominal primitives in the 2D cross section viewer?  Here is my situation - I've got laser scan data of the wing contour, from which I cut some cross sections.  I've also got probed aileron hinge holes that lie on the same planes as the cross sections.  I also have numerically created nominal points at the tangent of the leading edge of the wing, and I auto-extracted those measured points from my scan data.  I've the cross sections created without issue, but what I really want to be able to do is show the cross section in the 2D viewer, but also display the measured/nominal aileron hinge holes and the auto extracted/nominal point on the leading edge along with the cross sections.  Can't seem to find a way to do it, any ideas?  Thanks in advance. 

Admin

I have not had experience with this.... good luck.

jrayself

The 2D cross-section viewing mode won't allow the display of Features, because not all Features are 2D.

I would suggest just displaying everything you want to see in the 3D Scene and hiding everything else, then positioning the view to replicate the 2D view.
Jason R. Self
Dimensional Engineering, Inc.

tobiwan

A right-click on the cross-section object offers the item "2D View" in the view menu. It positions the cross-section just like in "One-by-One" View but still allows the display of any other objects. Also, full 3d rotation is possible so be carefull not to accidentally displace the cross-section.
Taking snapshots of these views helps to restore the 3D-Layout if necessary.

Cirrus

Tobiwan, that is exactly what I was looking for - perfect! Thanks for the replies!