Auto Shape Dialog

Purpose

Automatically creates simple shapes such as cylinders and boxes.

How to open

• Click the Auto Shape button in the Insert tab > Model group of the ribbon menu.
• Double-click the Auto Shape item in the Project Explorer.
• Double-click the Auto Shape item in the Workspace.

Dialog layout

Input data

• Type - Select the shape with which the model will be created. The input fields below change according to the selected type.
  

Circular cylinder

• Diameter - Enter the diameter of the cylinder.
• Height - Enter the height of the cylinder.
• Angle - For a three-dimensional model, enter the angle.

Pipe

• Inner diameter - Enter the inner diameter of the pipe.
• Outer diameter - Enter the outer diameter of the pipe.
• Height - Enter the height of the pipe.
• Angle - For a three-dimensional model, enter the angle.

Box

Enabled only for three-dimensional models.

• Width - Enter the width of the box. (length in the x direction)
• Length - Enter the length of the box. (length in the z direction)
• Height - Enter the height of the box. (length in the y direction)

Sphere

• Diameter - Enter the diameter of the sphere.
• Angle - For a three-dimensional model, enter the angle.

Elliptic cylinder

Enabled only for three-dimensional models.

• Major axis diameter - Enter the major axis diameter of the cross-section of the elliptic cylinder.
• Minor axis diameter - Enter the minor axis diameter of the cross-section of the elliptic cylinder.
• Height - Enter the height of the elliptic cylinder.
• Angle - Enter the angle.

Guide roll

Creates a guide roll for a ring rolling process.

Shape (cylinder)

• Radius - Enter the radius of the cylinder.
• Minimum Z coordinate - Enter the minimum Z coordinate.
• Maximum Z coordinate - Enter the maximum Z coordinate.

Pivot information

• X - Enter the X coordinate of the pivot.
• Y - Enter the Y coordinate of the pivot.
• Arm length - Enter the arm length.
• Position - Indicates the position of the guide roll relative to the workpiece.

Buttons

• OK - For a newly created shape, the shape is created in the Workspace; if an existing Auto Shape was opened, its values are updated.
• Cancel - Closes the dialog without saving the changes.

Cautions

Warning

Diameter / Height / Angle and similar fields must be entered with values greater than 0.

Note

For hot forming, the values must be entered taking the elongation of the workpiece into account. If you enter the cold-sheared billet size, you must enter Volume expansion > Elongation in the Stage Numerical dialog.