Wizards
A wizard is a tool that enables one or several text fields to be filled in a dialog box. It is generally called by clicking on a button located on the side of the text field to be filled. Some wizards open a dialog box in order to be parameterized whereas others fill the text fields immediately.
Main Direction Wizard
These wizards give priority to the direction indicated on the button.
Example:
- Click once on the Z button to define the vector (0,0,1).
- Click twice on the Z button to define the vector (0,0,-1).
- When the vector is a displacement, a box pops-up for the user to define the norm of that vector in a text field.
Direction Wizard
It enables the user to define a vector using a list of options. The following modes are available:
-
, 
, 
buttons can be used to
define a unitary vector in one of the three main directions.
- The three text fields can be used to define any vector.
-
: when active the user can
pick elements directly in the graphical window with one of the modes described
below.
- Two Points: the vector is defined by two picked points (or set them in the text fields).
- Two Nodes: the vector is defined by two picked nodes.
- Element Normal: the vector is defined by the normal of a picked element (type in the vector norm in the case of a displacement).
- Three Points Normal: the vector is defined by the normal of a plane built with three points.
- Reverse Direction: the value of the direction displayed in the three text fields is reversed.
- Unitize: the maximal component of the direction displayed in the three text fields is set to unit and the two other components calculated accordingly.
Note:
· Arrows may be positioned next to the text fields. They are used to increment or decrement the values step by step.
Position Wizard
It enables the user to define a 3D position using a list of options or typing in its coordinates in the text fields. The following modes are available:
- Single point: pick a point to define the position.
- Single node: pick a node to define the position.
- Center of element: pick an element. Its center will define the position.
- Center of edge: pick an edge. Its center will define the position.
- Center of points: the center of the positions successively entered (picked or typed in the text field) will define the position.
- Center of object: the center of the picked object will define the position.
- Center of selection: the position is immediately set to the center of the selected mesh.
Note:
· Arrows may be positioned next to the text fields. They are used to increment or decrement the values step by step.
Drawbead Wizards
These wizards are used to define a "drawbead" material. They use an analytic function and enable to compute/estimate:
- Drawbead forces (restraining and opening) from its geometry.
- A geometric parameter of the drawbead from the restraining force and its geometry.