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Purpose

Enter locations and geometric parameters for post-processing points, lines, and planes.

Steps

  1. Choose the Point, Line, or Plane tool.

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  2. Enter the coordinates and any orientation requested by the active tool, then create the entity.
  3. Select the new entity in Post entities to configure its result variable.

Inputs and units

Input or valueMeaningUnits
Coordinates / lengthsUse the unit displayed beside the field.m (SI); ft (Imperial)
Position / endpointsGlobal coordinates of the point, line endpoints, or plane location.m (SI); ft (Imperial)
Plane orientationAxis selection when using the Plane tool.X, Y, or Z

Limitations

  • Empty coordinate fields are treated as zero. Check that the resulting entity intersects the region containing the solution data.

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