An overview of the scripting actions available to generate or process support entities
Support actions are functions to create a specific types of supports. Support actions are used in support scripts.
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Edge with Polyline Support |
Down-oriented, critical edges are supported by tracing them with single-wall polyline supports. |
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Area with Volume Support |
Critical areas of downskin receive volume supports. |
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Area with Bar Support |
Critical areas of downskin receive bar supports. Bar supports may be branched into bouquets. |
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Area with Polyline Support |
Critical areas of downskin receive supports in the form of sets of straight polylines in parallel orientation. |
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Down-oriented point bar support |
Critical, down-oriented corner points or clusters receive bar or few bars each. |
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Surround Volume by Polyline |
Helps to reinforce existing volume supports. Volume supports are identified and enclosed in a polyline. |
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Skeleton with Polyline Support |
Adds a web of polylines in places which were too small to be covered by volume supports that have been offset from the contour. |
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Cluster Contour with Polyline |
Applies a polyline to the contour of a cluster. This is different from Surround Volume by Polyline in that the cluster contour is supported no matter whether the cluster currently contains volume support. |
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Graph support |
Generates tree structures similar to Area with Bar Support, but with a different algorithm. |
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This action deletes generated support based on certain criteria. This can be used to clean up support generation with very particular support requirements. For instance, small cavities make supports difficult or even impossible to remove. Configuring an exclusion rule for support generation would be rather tricky, but an additional processing step that removes unwanted supports is much easier and more flexible to use. |
