====== Naval Structure Toolkit - User Manual ======
===== Introduction =====
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===== Plugin installation =====
==== Overview ====
The plugin installer can be downloaded at FIXME \\
A free trial is included, and yearly licenses can be purchased on the aforementioned page.\\
//Naval Structure Toolkit// works with Rhino 6((Rhino 6.15 or higher)) and Rhino7((Rhino 7.5 or higher)).
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===== Commands =====
====NST_About====
This command can be used only from the command line prompt. It displays the plugin's current revision and license status.
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====NST_License====
This command can be used only from the command line prompt. It displays the plugin's activation form.
See [[nst-usermanual#license_activation]].
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====CheckPlatCut====
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=== Walkthrough ===
- Launch the command
- First Step :?:
- Second Step :?:
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=== Scripted mode ===
No scripted mode is available for this command.
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====IDsToUserText====
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=== Walkthrough ===
- Launch the command
- First Step :?:
- Second Step :?:
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=== Scripted mode ===
No scripted mode is available for this command.
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====SolidMass====
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=== Walkthrough ===
- Launch the command
- Select an extrusion or a closed polysurface
- The object's mass and centroid coordinates will be displayed in command line feedback
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=== Options ===
| Material | Either a material from the editable material list or //"Other"//, which will ask to manually enter a volumic mass {{ :start:plugins:navalstructuretoolkit:ext_solidmass_options.jpg?nolink |}}|
| WeldingPercentage | The margin to add to the result to consider welding masses (%) |
| DrawCentroidPoints | If enabled, a point will be added to the model at the centroid's location |
=== Scripted mode ===
No scripted mode is available for this command.
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====IntersectSolids====
Check object intersections between two or several closed polysurfaces. The clashes volumes are added to the doc, in a layer named "clashes"
=== Walkthrough ===
- Launch the command
- First Step :?:
- Second Step :?:
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=== Scripted mode ===
No scripted mode is available for this command.
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====ExportPartsToDxf====
Exports selected curves and annotations to a DXF file.
=== Walkthrough ===
- Launch the command
- First Step :?:
- The dxf file with the selected items is saved as: //%ModelDIrectory%//\Platcuts-//%DocAttributeForBlockNumber%//\//%LayernameExtract%//\//%ObjectReference%//.dxf
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=== Options ===
| DocAttributeForBlockNumber | value from a document usertext. The targeted usertext can be changed in the MSW option panel. |
| LayerNameBeginWith | Filter objects by the beginning of their layer name. The targeted user text can be changed in the MSW option panel. |
| ObjectReference | value from an object's usertext. The targeted usertext can be changed in the MSW option panel and is common with several other commands. |
=== Scripted mode ===
No scripted mode is available for this command.
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====Bracket====
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=== Walkthrough ===
- Launch the command
- First Step :?:
- Second Step :?:
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=== Scripted mode ===
No scripted mode is available for this command.
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====Cuto====
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=== Walkthrough ===
- Launch the command
- First Step :?:
- Second Step :?:
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=== Scripted mode ===
No scripted mode is available for this command.
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====Rails====
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=== Walkthrough ===
- Launch the command
- First Step :?:
- Second Step :?:
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=== Scripted mode ===
No scripted mode is available for this command.
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====GeneratePlateMarking====
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=== Walkthrough ===
- Launch the command
- First Step :?:
- Second Step :?:
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=== Scripted mode ===
No scripted mode is available for this command.
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====DevelopPlanarPlate====
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=== Walkthrough ===
- Launch the command
- First Step :?:
- Second Step :?:
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=== Scripted mode ===
No scripted mode is available for this command.
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==== SelectByBorderDetection ====
Available only for Rhino7 and later
Tries to detect and select a room's walls. Useful for drawings with many short curves delimiting a ship's or building's rooms.
=== Walkthrough ===
- Start the command
- Hover the model: the result is previewed in real-time
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=== Options ===
== DetectionRange ==
Limits the detection range where the command will look for walls. Default value is 1000((Model Units))
== Mode ==
Two modes are available:
* //SelectExistingCurves// is just a selection of existing objects
* //TryCreateClosedPolycurve// will always returns a closed polyline. If needed line segments may be added.
== DisplayArea ==
When enabled, the area will be displayed during the preview if the polycurve creation is successful.
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