MORPHING

This function enables the user to modify a segment of addendum by morphing the POP Line, Bar Height, Bar Width, CBar Height and Wall Angle. Click one of the options and then the APPLY button, DYNAFORM will display a dialog window as in Figure 6.3.24. The program will display the profiles in red and the POP Line in blue as shown in Figure 6.3.25.

Figure 6.3.24 Morphing Addendum Options

 

Figure 6.3.25 Profiles and POP Line

POP Line

This function allows the user to morph part of the POP Line. The program will prompt the user to select the starting profile and end profile to define the region of the POP Line to be morphed. If there are more than one profile region defined in the addendum, the program will highlight the starting and end profile in each region with a circle at the profile. After selecting two profiles, DYNAFORM will prompt the user to confirm the region and will highlight the POP Line in the region as in Figure 6.3.26. The operation of morphing the POP Line is same as the LINE MORPHING function described in Section 6.4.1. Figure 6.3.27 shows the morphed POP Line and the related profiles. After the POP Line is morphed, click the CLOSE button to exit the dialog window. The program will update the profiles and addendum according to the morphed POP Line. Figure 6.3.28 shows the updated addendum.

Figure 6.3.26 Selected POP Line for morphing the POP Line

 

 

Figure 6.3.27 Morphed POP Line and profiles

 

Figure 6.3.28 Updated addendum according to the morphed POP Line and profiles

 

 

BAR HEIGHT

This function allows the user to morph the drawbar height of the profiles in the user-defined region. The program will prompt the user to select the starting profile and end profile to define the region. The operation is similar to POP Line morphing except that it morphs the control line on the top of the drawbar to alter the drawbar height of the profiles.

BAR WIDTH

This function allows the user to morph the drawbar width of the profiles in the user-defined region. The program will prompt the user to select the starting profile and the end profile to define the region. This operation is similar to BAR HEIGHT line morphing except that it morphs the control line on the top of the drawbar to alter the drawbar width of the profiles.

CBAR HEIGHT

This function allows the user to morph the counter bar height of the profiles in the user-defined region. The program will prompt the user to select the starting profile and the end profile to define the region. This operation is similar to POP Line morphing except that it morphs the control line on the bottom of the counter bar to alter the counter bar height of the profiles.

BAR WIDTH

This function allows the user to morph the wall angle of the profiles in the user-defined region. The program will prompt the user to select the starting profile and the end profile to define the region. This operation is similar to POP Line morphing except that it morphs the POP Line to alter the wall angle of the profiles.