h3. General Program Information
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h3. Input Definitions
h5. Inputs Needed to Call the Inlet Slope Function
origin - A 3*1 matrix with x,y,z positions corresponding to the point where the inlet slope will be drawn.
Length - length of the slopes, generally the length of the sedimentation tank
Width - width of the slopes, generally the width of the sedimentation tank
l{~}orifice~ - length of the opening that will allow inlet flow
h{~}orifice~ - height of the opening that will allow inlet flow
thick - thickness of the slopes
n - number of orifices and sections, one section contains one orifice
bigslope - slope of the inlet in degrees
h5. Inputs Defined within the Inlet Slope Function
dim =
* x: Length/2
* y: thick
* z: (Width/2)/cos(bigslope)
box{~}dim~ = origin + dim
orifice{~}origin~ =
* x: origin{~}0~ + dim{~}0~/2 - l{~}orifice~/2
* y: origin{~}1~
* z: origin{~}2~
orifice{~}dim~ =
* x: origin{~}0~ + dim{~}0~/2 + l{~}orifice~/2
* y: origin{~}1~ + dim{~}1~
* z: origin{~}2~ + h{~}orifice~
mirror{~}point1~ =
* x: origin{~}0~
* y: origin{~}1~
mirror{~}point2~ =
* x: origin{~}0~ + zc
* y: origin{~}1~
nrow = 1
ncol = n
dist =Length/n
win1 =
* x: origin{~}0~ - zc
* y: origin{~}1~ - zc
* z: origin{~}2~ - zc
win2 =
* x: origin{~}0~ + dim{~}0~ - zc
* y: origin{~}1~ + dim{~}1~ - zc
* z: origin{~}2~ + dim{~}2~ - zc
*Note:* zc corresponds to the zoom constant used within AutoCAD, defined by the basics file.
h3. Technical Program Outline
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Top View
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*viewtop* \- sets the workspace so that the user is viewing the top of the object.
viewtop <-- [viewtop|AutoCAD Basics Views]
*zoom{*}{*}{~}win{~}*\- zooms on a window space directly around where the inlet slope is to be drawn.
zoom{~}win~ <--[zoom {~}win~|AutoCAD Basics Zoom](win1, win2)
win1 =
* x: origin{~}0~ - zc
* y: origin{~}1~ - zc
* z: origin{~}2~ - zc
win2 =
* x: origin{~}0~ + dim{~}0~ - zc
* y: origin{~}1~ + dim{~}1~ - zc
* z: origin{~}2~ + dim{~}2~ - zc
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*box1* - draws a box that will be the slab of one section of the slope
box1 <-- [box|AutoCAD Basics Box](origin, box{~}dim~)
origin = origin
box{~}dim~ = origin + dim
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*box2* - draws a box that will be subtracted from the slab to become the orifice
box2 <-- [box|AutoCAD Basics Box](orifice{~}origin~, orifice{~}dim~)
orifice{~}origin~ =
* x: origin{~}0~ + dim{~}0~/2 - l{~}orifice~/2
* y: origin{~}1~
* z: origin{~}2~
orifice{~}dim~ =
* x: origin{~}0~ + dim{~}0~/2 + l{~}orifice~/2
* y: origin{~}1~ + dim{~}1~
* z: origin{~}2~ + h{~}orifice~
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Southeast Isometric View, Before subtract1
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Southeast Isometric View, After subtract1
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*subtract1* - subtracts box2 to create an orifice, using the origin to select box1 as the object to be subtracted from, and using orifice{~}origin~ to select box2 as the object to be subtracted
subtract1 <-- [subtractD|AutoCAD Basics Subtractions](origin, orifice{~}origin~)
origin = origin
orifice{~}origin~ =
* x: origin{~}0~ + dim{~}0~/2 - l{~}orifice~/2
* y: origin{~}1~
* z: origin{~}2~
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Southeast Isometric View, Before array
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Southeast Isometric View, After array
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Top View, After array
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*array* - creates an array to replicate the slab n times, by using the origin to select the slab as the item to put into an array, then specifies that a rectangular array with one row and "n" columns with a displacement of "dist" is to be used to place the slabs one next to the other.
array <-- arrayB[arrayB|AutoCAD Basics Array](origin, nrow, ncol, dist)
origin = origin
nrow = 1
ncol = n
dist =Length/n
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Southeast Isometric View
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*union* - Unites all the individual components of the inlet slope to act as a single unit
union <-- [union|AutoCAD Basics Unions]{~}allA~
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Free Rotation used to show rotation
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*rotate* - rotates the inlet slope about the x-axis, with the origin as the pivot, 45 degrees. Information about the rotate3d function can be found in the [Basics Help Page|AutoCAD Basics Program].
rotate <-- [rotate{~}3d~|AutoCAD Basics Rotate](origin, origin, "x", 45)
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Top View, Before mirror
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Top View, After mirror
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Free Rotation used
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*mirror* - replicates the original inlet slope drawn by selecting the original inlet slope using the origin, then reflecting it over a mirror line created using mirror{~}point1~ and mirror{~}point2~.
mirror <-- mirror(origin, mirror{~}point1~, mirror{~}point2~)
origin = origin
mirror{~}point1~ =
* x: origin{~}0~
* y: origin{~}1~
mirror{~}point2~ =
* x: origin{~}0~ + zc
* y: origin{~}1~
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