| Applies To | |
| Product(s): | AutoPIPE |
| Version(s): | ALL; |
| Area: | Rotate |
| Date Logged & Current Version |
Nov 2019 12.02.00.14 |
Problem:
The Right click Pan-Zoom-Rotate command does not function correctly:
Problem #1:
The model will be difficult, if not impossible, to rotate or pan when using right mouse click commands.
Problem #2:
In addition, the graphics shows components that appear to be disconnected
Problem #3:
When pressing the Cancel button, the current Pan/Zoom/Rotate view returns to the original state at the start of the command.
Solution:
Answer #1 and #2
The answer here will address both problems #1 and #2 above.
Start by checking the coordinates of a node point in the model to see what are the currently values.
Method #1:
Step #1: Place cursor on a node point.
Step #2: Press Keyboard F3 button for details about that one node point.
Method #2:
Step #1: Open AutoPIPE's input grids and select the point tab.
Step #2: Search for a specific node point in the "From" Column
Next, AutoPIPE has known limitations (click here) that must be adhered to when modeling. Models that violate these current limits will exhibit strange behavior with commands not working as designed, graphics not appearing correctly, and results that should not be trusted. Always use AutoPIPE within these limits.
The example screen shots above where taken after importing a PCF file. The coordinates of this specific PCF file exceeded the current limit of the program.
Workaround:
Consider one of the following Workarounds:
1. Reduce the size of the coordinates to be within the limits of AutoPIPE before exporting a file from an application to be used by AutoPIPE
(ex. reduce the coordinates in Cadworx before exporting a PCF file to be used by AutoPIPE's PCF translator).
or
2. Manually open the file to be imported into AutoPIPE by any text editor, use Find / Replace to truncate the coordinates to be within the limits of the program.
(ex.Open CADworx generated PCF file in a text editor, look at alll the coordinates and determine number of digits to be truncated so not to affect the actual piping layout. In this example, truncate "1282" and "13008" from the entire PCF file. :
or
3. After opening model in AutoPIPE, move the entire model closer to 0,0,0.
After the model appears in AutoPIPE open the input grids and locate the first node point. Identify the global coordinates (X,Y, Z). Select everything in the model, use move command to relocate closer to X=0, Y=0, Z=0.
Example:
Found that the first node point in the model had the following coordinates: X= 987654321, Y = 999999999, Z= 123456789.
Select everything in the model, start move command, specify the opposite values (shown below) to move everything closer to 0,0,0.
Answer #3
The Pan/Zoom/Rotate command is working as designed.
For most people, pressing a cancel command, they would expect whatever position / state is current will be removed / cancelled and go back to the start. That is exactly what AutoPIPE's Pan/Zoom/Rotate Cancel button does, cancels any Panning/Rotating/Zooming performed since the start of the command and reset the original viewpoint.
Otherwise, the user can press the OK button or double Left button mouse click to accept the current viewpoint.