Extrusion

An Extrusion primitive sweeps the cross-section along the x axis for a specified length. Extrusions are hollow objects that do not have endcaps.

Length <Value>

Parameter	<Value>
Range	>0.0
Default	1.0
(R)eal #, (I)nteger?	R
Description	Length of the extrusion. The length can be specified as a negative number.

NumVerts <Value>

The NumVerts parameter specifies the number of points contained in the definition of the cross-section.

Parameter	<Value>
Range	>3
Default	N/A
(R)eal #, (I)nteger?	I
Description	Number of vertices in the extrusion.

Data <x> <y> <z>

The Data section defines the coordinates for each vertex of the extrusion cross-section.

When defining an extrusion, the Data keyword must be on a line by itself. In addition, each point (defined by <x> , <y> and <z> ) in the extrusion should be on a line by itself.

Extrusion primitive parameters

Parameter	<Value>
Range
Default	any real #
(R)eal #, (I)nteger?	R
Description	Specific X, Y and Z positions for each of the 4 points in the cross-section.

EdgeLines

Parameter	<Value>
Range	N/A
Default	OFF
(R)eal #, (I)nteger?	N/A
Description	If specified, the cross-section will be outlined at the top and bottom.

EdgeLineWidth

Parameter	<Value>
Range	1.0 - 10.0
Default	1.0
(R)eal #, (I)nteger?	R
Description	The width of the outline when using the EdgeLines parameter.

IsOpen

Parameter	<Value>
Range	N/A
Default	OFF
(R)eal #, (I)nteger?	N/A
Description	If specified, the first and last Data points are not connected. No value is required for this parameter.

SharpEdges

Parameter	<Value>
Range	N/A
Default	OFF
(R)eal #, (I)nteger?	N/A
Description	If specified, shading between faces is not smoothed. No value is required for this parameter.

 

The example Extrusion used here is defined in the X plane because the value of X is constant:

Component SlrPnl

Extrusion
Translate 0.2 0.0 0.0
FaceColor blue4
Length 11.5
NumVerts 4
Data

0.0 3.05 -0.03
0.0 3.05 0.03
0.0 -3.05 0.03
0.0 -3.05 -0.03

EndExtrusion

EndComponent