BOX
Box is well known to all of us. It has three dimensions (Xlength, Ylength, Zlength) which needs to be
defined in PDMS to model it.
P-Point Configuration
Box has Seven P-points, one p-point on each face with direction perpendicular to face and Origin (P0) at
Center.
All dimensions given are measured half on either side of origin in respective axis direction (E-N-U).
1. By Graphical Method
2. By Command Line
1. Graphical Method
It will open Primitive form, which lists all Primitives available in PDMS.
Select Box Option, it will open following form, to input Dimensions of Box.
Here you can notice that Ylength is North-South Direction, Xlength is in East-West Direction and Zlength
is in Up-Down Direction. So in order to avoid orientation of Box at later stage, Box dimensions shall be
input accordingly.
Once you enter Dimensions of Box, Set Level and Obstruction Attribute for Box.
Click on Create button, it will create Box with given Dimension and displays additional options to set
other attributes.
Image 6 Specifying Box Attributes
Datum
Select Datum or Reference Point on Box, which will be used to Position Box.
Any P-point on Box can be selected, By default Datum is set to Origin of Box (P0).
Position
Enter 3D coordinates (ENU) to explicitly position box at specified position with respect to owner (Default)
or given element.
Rotate
Enter angle by which primitive shall be rotated about origin and Select Direction about which it shall be
rotated.
It allows you to orientate Box in direction with Selected P-point from display. it basically connects Origin
of Box to Selected P-point.
Modify Box
Negative Box
For Modelling Negative Box, From Primitives Form (see Image 3) select Switch to Negative Primitives
option, Select Negative Box and set all parameters and Attributes similar way as stated for creating Box.
Following Attributes of Box and Negative Box must be set in order to correctly model it in PDMS.
Level 0 10
Obstruction 2
Orientate Y is E and Z is U
Connect IDP @ to IDP @ - Orientates Box so that Selected P-point of Box gets connected to Selected
P-point on another element.
(Note : Not all Commands are covered here. Use Command whichever is useful depending upon
requirement).