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General Program Information
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h1. General Program Information {float:left|border=2px solid black} !sed slopesedts1.JPG!bmp! Northeastern Isometric View {float} \\ \\ h3. Input Definitions h5. Inputs Needed to Call the Sedimentation Tank Slopes Function origin - a 3 by 1 matrix with |
Input Definitions
Inputs Needed to Call the Sedimentation Tank Slopes Function
origin - a 3 by 1 matrix with x,y,z
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positions
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corresponding
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to
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the
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point
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where
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the
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pipe
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will
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be
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drawn
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tankdim - a 3 by 1 matrix with x,y,z
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positions
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specifying
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the
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inside
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dimensions
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of
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the
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sedimentation
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tank
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angle
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-
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angle
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specifying
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the
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slope
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of
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the
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sedimentation
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tank
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walls
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Inputs
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Defined
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within
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the
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Sedimentation
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Tank
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Slopes
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Function
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origin
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=
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- x
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- :
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- origin0
- y : origin1
- z : origin2
mirrorpoint =
- x : origin0
- y : origin1 + tank.dim1/2
- z : origin2
tanklength = tank.dim0
slopewidth = tank.dim1/2
slopeheight = (tank.dim1*tan(angle))/2
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win1
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=
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- x
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- =
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- origin
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- 0 -
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- tank.dim
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- 1/2
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- y
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- =
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- origin1
- z = origin2
win2 =
- x = origin0
- y = origin1 + (tank.dim1*tan(angle))/2
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- z
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- =
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- origin2
Note:
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the
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slope
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function
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draws
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the
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sloped
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sides
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in
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one
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sedimentation
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tank.
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The
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sedtank
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function
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copies
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the
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one
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tank
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as
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many
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times
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as
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needed
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in
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the
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design.
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Technical
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Program
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Outline
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zoomwin - zooms on a window space directly around where the slope is to be drawn (as shown above - actual window size relative to slope that is to be drawn).
zoom1 <-- zoomwin(win1,win2)
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win1
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=
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- x
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- =
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- origin
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- 0 -
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- tank.dim
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- 1/2
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- y
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- =
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- origin1
- z = origin2
win2 =
- x = origin0
- y = origin1 + (tank.dim1*tan(angle))/2
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- z
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- = origin2
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{ origin{~}2~ {float:left|border=2px solid black} !sel slope triangle.JPG! Top View {float} *pline1* \- creates a |
pline1 - creates a two-dimensional triangle.
pline1 <-- pline(pline1,pline2,pline3)
pline1 =
- x = origin0
- y = origin1
- z = origin2
pline2 =
- x = origin0
- y = origin1
pline3 =
- x = origin0 - slopewidth
- y = origin1
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triangle. \\ {float:left|border=2px solid black} !sed slope length.JPG! Free Rotation used to show extrutionextrusion {float} *extrude1* \- extrudes the triangle creating a |
extrude1 - extrudes the triangle creating a three-dimensional
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wedge.
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extrude1
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<--
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extrude(origin,tanklength)
origin =
- x : origin0
- y : origin1
- z : origin2
tanklength = tank.dim0
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{~}length~) origin = * x : origin{~}0~ * y : origin{~}1~ * z : origin{~}2~ tank{~}length~ = tank.dim{~}0~ \\ {float:left|border=2px solid black} !sel slope x axis.JPG![!1.bmp|width=200px!|AutoCAD Sedimentation Tank Slopes Program] Northwest Isometric View, Before rotate3d1 [!2.bmp|width=400px!|AutoCAD Sedimentation Tank Slopes Program] Northwest Isometric View, After rotate 3d1 {float} *rotate3d1* \- rotates the wedge 90 degrees around the x axis. rotate3d <-- rotate{~}3d~ |
rotate3d1 - rotates the wedge 90 degrees around the x axis, using the origin to select the wedge, and the origin to specify where on the x axis to rotate.
rotate3d <-- rotate3d(origin,origin,"x",90)
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origin
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=
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- x : origin0
- y : origin1
- z : origin2
"x" - specifies which axis to rotate in
90 - specifies how many degrees to rotate
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Northwest Isometric View, Before rotate3d1
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rotate3d2 - rotates the wedge 270 degrees around the z axis, using the origin to select the wedge, and the origin to specify where on the z axis to rotate. The wedge is now aligned with the lower right hand corner of the sedimentation tank.
rotate3d2 <-- rotate3d(origin,origin,"z",270)
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origin
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=
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- x : origin0
- y : origin1
- z : origin2
"z" - specifies which axis to rotate in
270 - specifies how many degrees to rotate
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Northwest Isometric View, Before rotate3d1
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mirror3d1 - creates a mirror image of the wedge, using the origin to select the original wedge, and using the mirrorpoint to select the point to mirror the wedge about.
mirror3d1 <-- mirror3d(origin,mirrorpoint)
origin =
- x : origin0
- y : origin1
- z : origin2
mirrorpoint =
- x : origin0
- y : origin1 + tank.dim1/2
- z : origin2
unionall - unites the two separate wedges to act as one unit
unionall <-- unionallA