Box Primitive dialog box (SST)

Common options

Option	Description
Element Type	Lists the supported 2D element types.
Destination Collector
Mesh Collector	Lets you select an existing collector. Click New Collector to use the Mesh Collector dialog box to create additional mesh collectors. See Mesh collectors for more information.
Definition
By	Controls the definition method:Parameters: Lets you define the box by assigning values to geometric descriptors in relation to the coordinate system you specify.Points: Lets you define the box by locating points in space in terms of 3D coordinates.
Mesh Density
Along X	Defines the number of elements along the edge defined by the X-axis. The software meshes the faces of the defined box in the following order:Face parallel to and farthest from the X-Y plane.Face on and nearest to the X-Z plane.Face parallel to and farthest from the Y-Z plane.Face parallel to and farthest from the X-Z plane.Face on and nearest to the Y-Z plane.Face on and nearest to the X-Y plane.
Along Y	Defines the number of elements along the edge defined by the Y-axis.
Along Z	Defines the number of elements along the edge defined by the Z-axis.
Top side faces inward	Select the check box to reverse the direction of the surface normals of the 2D elements so that they point inward.

Box primitive defined by parameters

Option	Description
Definition
Coordinate System	Lets you create or select a coordinate system. The software uses the origin of the coordinate system as the origin of the box primitive.See CSYS dialog box for more information.
Minimum X	Defines the starting position for the box primitive along the X-axis as a distance measured from the origin of the specified Coordinate System.
Maximum X	Defines the terminating position for the box primitive along the X-axis as a distance measured from the origin of the specified Coordinate System.
Minimum Y	Defines the starting position for the box primitive along the Y-axis as a distance measured from the origin of the specified Coordinate System.
Maximum Y	Defines the terminating position for the box primitive along the Y-axis as a distance measured from the origin of the specified Coordinate System.
Height	Defines the total height of the box as a distance from the origin of the specified Coordinate System along the Z-axis. The base of the box is always at the X-Y plane as shown in the figure below.

Parameter	Definition
	Minimum X
	Maximum X
	Minimum Y
	Maximum Y
	Height

Box primitive defined by points

Option	Description
Definition
Origin	Lets you select or create a point to define as the origin for the box.Click Point Constructor to use the Point dialog box to create a new point. See Point dialog box for more information.
X extent	Lets you select or create a point to orient the X-axis and define the location of the farthest box face from the Origin along the X-axis.
Y extent	Lets you select or create a point to orient the Y-axis and define the location of the farthest box face from the Origin along the Y-axis.Note: For clarity, select or create the point orthogonal to the X-axis orientation. If point is not orthogonally positioned then it is projected to a location on the plane of Origin that is perpendicular to the line between Origin and X extent.
Z extent	Lets you select or create a point to orient the Z-axis and define the location of the farthest box face from the Origin along the Z-axis.Note: For clarity, select or create the point at a location orthogonal to the X-Y plane at the Origin. If point is not orthogonally positioned, then the software projects the point onto a plane that is parallel to the X-Y plane passing through Z extent.

Parameter	Definition
	Origin
	X Extent
	Y Extent
	Z Extent

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