Design Commands
The Design commands allow you to add simple geometries directly to your SKYREAL VR simulation, including boxes, spheres, cables, and pipes. You can use these commands while in VR mode to create and refine objects in your scene.
Examples of use:
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Adding pipes to your simulation is much easier in SKYREAL VR than in CAD software such as CATIA. You can create pipes using the Pipe command and then, using the Save for Back to CAD command, save those pipes for [export to] a CAD file.
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Adding cubes can be useful [for defining] a workspace and [establishing] the boundaries of an area of study.
How to Use (VR)
There are five types of Design commands:
[IMAGE: Full design menu — original at /pictures/all_v1.12_skyreal_commands_design_full.png]
Box / Sphere
Press the trigger, move your hand to determine the size of the bounding box, [and] release the trigger. You can now edit any point of the bounding box, or grab and move it.
Pipe / Cable
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Creation: Press the trigger and drag your hand to define the diameter. Then click to create new control points. Click again on the last point to finish [the pipe or cable].
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Add a control point: Place your [controller on] the curve[;] a plus symbol should appear. Click to create a new point on the curve.
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Remove a control point: Click on a control point and move it to a linked point. You should see a minus symbol appear. Release to remove [the point].
Bracelet Interactions
The bracelet offers a simple way to switch between design commands.
[IMAGE: Design bracelet — original at /pictures/all_v1.14_skyreal_bracelet_design.png]
The Edit property command is dedicated to design [editing] (works only with pipes):
[IMAGE: Design properties bracelet — original at /pictures/all_v1.14_skyreal_bracelet_design_property.png]
You can update [the] pipe diameter and bend radius.
Video Example
[VIDEO: Design commands demo — original at /videos/commands_design.mp4]
Custom Parameters
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Command |
Parameters |
|---|---|
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Box |
Minimum delete length |
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Sphere |
Minimum delete length |
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Plane |
Minimum delete length |
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Cable |
- |
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Pipe |
- |
Tips
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Use the Pipe command in VR for fast cable or pipe routing, then export your work back to CAD using the Save for Back to CAD command.
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Leverage the bracelet interface to quickly switch between design commands without navigating through menus.
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You can edit pipe properties (diameter and bend radius) at any time using the Edit Property command on the bracelet.