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Vectors

Vectors define a direction and do not have a position. Vectors use the identification letter D ("Direction"). There are the following standard vectors: DX DY DZ corresponding to the absolute directions DIX DIY DIZ corresponding to the reverse absolute directions Display of Vectors: - Vectors are only temporarly represented; - standard-vectors are displayed in the lower right corner - scan through defined vectors with the PageUp or PageDown button - Standardized vectors (with length 1) as dashed line, otherwise as full line. Define a vector: - select a line or 2 points or a polygon - select a circle or plane (normal-vector) - select one of the standard-vectors from the vectors displayed in the lower right corner. - select a defined vector with the PageUp or PageDown button - key in vector: standard-vector DX or DY or DZ or DIX or DIY or DIZ or defined-vector eg "D12" or the x/y/z-coordinates; eg "D(0 0 1)" defines a Z-vector or one or two angles; eg "D(ANG(45))" or "D(ANG(45) ANG(45))" Example: # Vector 1 = direction negative X-Achse D1=DIX # Vektor 2 = into direction x=1, y=1 in the XY-plane D2=D(1 1 0)

Vectors from Copy function

Objectselections create this formats: # Vector from Line: D(L{nr}) Example: L20=P(0 0 0) P(100 10 0) D20=D(L20) # Vector from Polygon segment # or Vector from Line in CCV: D({obj} MOD({SegmentNummer})) # Vector on circle, B-Spline, clothoid, ellipse: D#={C#|S#}) {lpar}) Example: # Vector on circle: C20=P(0 0 0) 12 D20=D(C20 0.5) # Vector from Line in CCV # or Vector from Polygonsegment in CCV: P({obj} MOD({CCV-SegmentNummer}) MOD({SegmentNummer})) Example: # Vector from 1.Segment of CCV S26 (a Line): P(S26 MOD(1))

VEC cartesian

Definition by entering the components of the axis (eg "0 0 1") Or input of a standard vector (eg "DX") Or a defined vector (eg "D20"; with Page Down key) Or selection of a line or polygonsegment (or polygonsegment in CCV) or plane or plain surface. Optional: Definition of vector length Reverse Direction ("REV"; with Page Down key) Standardvectors are DX DY DZ DIX DIY DIZ. Examples: D3 = D (0.7 0 0.7) 100

VEC polar (Angles Length)

By definition vector rotation angle [tilting angle] [vector length] [REVers] Angle-Rot: rotation around the z-axis of the active construction-plane, Angle-Tilt: rotation (tilt) around the new y-axis.

VEC objects

Vectors parallel or right-angled to existing objects. Optional for all vectors: Definition of vector length Reverse Direction ("REV"; with Page Down key) Parallel Vector: Vector between 2 Points; Length optional. Vector tangential to curve through point on this curve: select circle or ellipse or B-Spline or Clothoid and - point on this curve Vector parallel to main-axis (U-direction): (until now only for plane, B-SplineSurface) Plane: result is the X-axis of the plane. Surface: direction of the isoparametric U-curve Use Modifier "PARL" Vector parallel to V-axis (only for plane, surface) (until now only for plane, B-SplineSurface) Plane: result is the Y-axis of the plane. Surface: direction of the isoparametric V-curve Use Modifier "CX" Normal Vector: Normal vector for circle or plane or ellipse Normal vector surface (until now only B-SplineSurface) select surface and - point on this surface Normal vector to 2 line Segments(Vector or Line): 3 points point, line 2 lines The result (the normal vector) is the cross product of 2 input vectors. Examples: # Normal vector to circle D20=C20 # Tangential vector to circle D21=C20 P(C20 0.2) # Vector between points P1, P2; length 100. D5=P1 P2 VAL(100) # Normal vector to line L20: D20=L20 DZ # X-axis-Vector of plane R20 D20=R20 PARL
The following commands must be produced manually:

Vector-Multiplication / Divison

D21 = D20 * 2 D22 = D20 / 2