Partial Circular Centerline

Synopsis

obj = CLINE/PCIRC[,CENTER,obj[,VIEW,'View Name']],obj list[,VIEW,view name list]

Description

Creates a partial circular centerline object. The partial circular centerline can be created through a set of points and/or arcs. The centerline is created in the XY plane of the WCS.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

PCIRC

Minor word that causes a partial circular centerline to be generated.

CENTER

Optional minor word used in specifying the center of the circular centerline.

obj

A point or arc that defines the center of the circular centerline. The radius of the circle is the distance from the object obj to the first object in the obj list.

VIEW

Minor word that indicates that a view name is to follow.

'View Name'

This is a string variable or literal that is the view name.

obj list

The list of points and/or arcs that define the path of the circular centerline. The objects must lie in a circular path. The list may contain up to 100 objects.

If the minor word, CENTER, is used, the object list must contain at least one object.

If the minor word, CENTER, is not used, the object list must contain at least three objects.

NOTE: A run time error occurs if all objects in the obj list do not lie on the same circular path.

VIEW

Minor word that indicates that a view name is to follow.

view name list

A list of strings which represents the view names. If you specify only a single view name for a view name list that corresponds to an object list, then the single view name is used for all the objects in the corresponding object list.

Associativity of the Circular Centerline

The following rules govern the associativity between the circular centerlines and the objects used to create them:

If the generating objects are deleted, the centerline is deleted.
A circular centerline is updated only if every point on the centerline is moved.
If only one point is removed from a bolt circle centerline, that point is disassociated from the centerline. The existing centerline remains unchanged.

Parameter	Description
PCIRC	Minor word that causes a partial circular centerline to be generated.
CENTER	Optional minor word used in specifying the center of the circular centerline.
obj	A point or arc that defines the center of the circular centerline. The radius of the circle is the distance from the object obj to the first object in the obj list.
VIEW	Minor word that indicates that a view name is to follow.
'View Name'	This is a string variable or literal that is the view name.
obj list	The list of points and/or arcs that define the path of the circular centerline. The objects must lie in a circular path. The list may contain up to 100 objects. If the minor word, CENTER, is used, the object list must contain at least one object. If the minor word, CENTER, is not used, the object list must contain at least three objects. NOTE: A run time error occurs if all objects in the obj list do not lie on the same circular path.
VIEW	Minor word that indicates that a view name is to follow.
view name list	A list of strings which represents the view names. If you specify only a single view name for a view name list that corresponds to an object list, then the single view name is used for all the objects in the corresponding object list.