Solid Brick Primitive dialog box (SST)

Common options

Option	Description
Element Type	Lists the supported 3D 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 from the By List:Parameters: Lets you define the solid brick primitive by assigning values to parameters in relation to a coordinate system you specify.Points: Lets you define the solid brick primitive 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 element sequence starts from the origin on the face that is nearest to or located on the X-Y plane. When the software finishes meshing that face, it moves up the Z-axis and begins generating the next layer. At the end of each traversal between the X-axis limits the element sequence continues at the Minimum X point in the next layer up.Note: The elements are brick type 3D elements. Elements at the corners and edges are shared by multiple faces.
Along Y	Defines the number of elements along the edge located by the Y-axis.
Along Z	Defines the number of elements along the edge located by the Z-axis. This controls the number of layers in the mesh.

Solid Brick 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 primitive.See CSYS dialog box for more information.
Minimum X	Defines the starting position for the solid brick 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 solid brick 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 solid brick 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 solid brick primitive along the Y-axis as a distance measured from the origin of the specified Coordinate System.
Height	Defines the total height of the solid brick primitive as a distance from the origin along the Z-axis. The base section of the solid brick primitive is always at the X-Y plane.

Parameter	Definition
	Minimum X
	Maximum X
	Minimum Y
	Maximum Y
	Height

Solid Brick primitive defined by points

Option	Description
Definition
Origin	Lets you select or create a point to define as the origin for the solid brick primitive.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 solid brick primitive 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 solid brick primitive face from the Origin along the Y-axis.Note: For clarity, select or create the point at a location that is orthogonal to the X-axis orientation. If the point is not orthogonally positioned, then the software projects a point to a location on the plane 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 solid brick primitive face from the Origin along the Z-axis.Note: For clarity, select or create the point at a location that is orthogonal to the X-Y plane at Origin. If the point is not orthogonally positioned, then the software projects a point to a location on the plane that it is perpendicular to the X-Y plane at Origin.

Point	Definition
	Origin
	X Extent
	Y Extent
	Z Extent

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