Selection

The Selection area of the form enables the contents and scope of the report to be specified. It contains Type(s) and With textboxes that function in the same way as described for Quick Reports, see Chapter 3, as well as a Hierarchy textbox and button.

Clicking the Hierarchy… button displays the Hierarchy form.

The form list displays any elements that are specified to be included in the report. The WORLD is the default element.

Clicking the Add CE button adds the current element to the list.

Clicking the Remove button removes the highlighted element from the list.

Any elements entered in the hierarchy list will override any options set in the Volume or From options lists.

4.1.2.1 Using the Volume Options

The Volume options list enables a Report Volume to be specified and has the following options:

• Off – this option turns the use of a Report Volume off.

Completely Within… - specifying this option means that any elements of the specified type(s) found must lie completely within the Report Volume.

• Partially Within… - specifying this option means that any elements of the specified type(s) found may lie only partially within the Report Volume.

Selecting either the Completely Within… or Partially Within… option displays the Report Volume form.

Co-ordinates for opposing corners of the Report Volume box may be entered in the appropriate From: and to: textboxes.

Alternatively, the options from the form menus may be used to determine the Report Volume co-ordinates.

Whichever of these options is used, the From and to co-ordinates are auto-filled on the Report Volume form and may be manually adjusted, if required.

The form menu has the following options:

Report Volume - General Form Menu

The General form menu has the following options:

• CE – this option sets the Report Volume to the limits of the CE.

• Clear CE – this option sets the Report Volume to the limits of the CE plus a small clearance.

• Owner – this option sets the Report Volume to the limits of the owner of the CE.

All options show a limits box, in the Aids colour, around the Report Volume and display the co-ordinates in the appropriate From and To textboxes.

Report Volume - Cursor Form Menu

The Cursor form menu has the following options to define the opposing corners of the Report Volume:

• Elements – this option prompts for the identification of two elements, using the cursor. Having selected two elements, pressing the Esc key ends the selection. The volume is determined using the origins of the selected elements.

• Design Points – this option prompts for the selection of Design Points, e.g. Ppoints, Pane vertices, construction pin, etc., using the cursor. Having selected two Design Points, pressing the Esc key ends the selection

• Plines – this option prompts for the selection of Plines, using the cursor. Having selected two Plines, pressing the Esc key ends the selection. The volume is determined using the start points of the selected Plines.

• 3D Picks – this option prompts for 3D Positions to be picked, using the cursor. Essentially, four 3D positions must be identified, two for each opposing corner of the volume. The view direction of the 3D View must be orthogonal and to assist in the selection the viewing direction changes automatically after the first and third picks to a direction perpendicular that at which these picks were made. The view direction changes back to the original direction after the second and fourth picks, for example:

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The resultant volume would be similar to:

If the 3D positions are picked in a non-orthogonal view an error message is displayed.

• 2D Picks – this option prompts for2D positions to be picked from an orthogonal view. Two points are required, one for each opposing corner of the volume. Two of the co-ordinates for each point are derived from the 2D pick and the co-ordinate is derived from the current working plane.

If the 2D positions are picked in a non-orthogonal view an error message is displayed.

Report Volume - Intersections Form Menu

Points for the opposing corners of the Report Volume may be specified as being at the intersection of two directional design items picked from the 3D View.

The Intersections form menu has the following options to define the opposing corners of the Report Volume

• Grid Lines… - this option displays the Volume from Grid form:

The form works in conjunction with rectangular User Grid Systems and displays any currently defined rectangular grids in the Grid Systems area of the form.

Selecting a Grid System changes the settings in the Limits From and To areas of the form to reflect the values of the current grid and places a ‘bounding box’ around the entire volume of the grid in the 3D View.

The From and To co-ordinates may be specified by selecting a gridline from the grid axes options lists. The selected point will be at the intersection of the specified grid lines. The position may be refined by entering a +ve or –ve value in the +/- textboxes adjacent to the grid axes options lists to modify the point by the specified distance along the specified axis.

Alternatively, the Pick buttons may be used to specify a From or To point graphically using the grid.

Clicking the buttons activates the Positioning Control toolbar, however, to select a position graphically the required grid must be displayed using the User Grid Systems form.

• Element – this option has a sub-menu that enables two directional elements to be selected whose intersection will define the point. The Design Point and Pline options have similar sub-menus.

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Design Points have a direction as well as a position and, therefore, can be considered as to represent lines for this purpose.

If the picked items lie in different planes so they do not actually intersect, the derived point will be at the intersection of the projection of the second item onto the first.

4.1.2.2 Using the From Options

The From options list enables elements to be selected from different sources. If the Hierarchy list is empty and no volume is specified the following options are available:

• MDB – this option selects elements of the specified type in all databases of the current MDB. A confirmation message is displayed prior to the operation:

• Drawlist – this option selects all elements of the specified type that are in the Drawlist.

• Obstruction List - this option selects all elements of the specified type that are in the Obstruction List.

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