General Program Information

Input Definitions

Inputs Needed to Call the Sedimentation Tank Slopes Function

origin - a 3 by 1 matrix with x,y,z positions corresponding to the point where the pipe will be drawn
tank_dim - a 3 by 1 matrix with x,y,z positions specifying the inside dimensions of the sedimentation tank
angle - angle specifying the slope of the sedimentation tank walls

Inputs Defined within the Sedimentation Tank Slopes Function

origin =

• x : origin₀
• y : origin₁
• z : origin₂

p2 =

• x : origin₀
• y : origin₁ + tank.dim₁/2
• z : origin₂

tank_length = tank.dim₀

slope_width = tank.dim₁/2

slope_height = (tank.dim₁*tan(angle))/2

win1 =

• x = origin₀ - tank.dim₁/2
• y = origin₁
• z = origin₂

win2 =

• x = origin₀
• y = origin₁ + (tank.dim₁*tan(angle))/2
• z = origin₂

Note: the slope function draws the sloped sides in one sedimentation tank. The sedtank function copies the one tank as many times as needed in the design.

Technical Program Outline

zoom_win - 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 <-- zoom_win(win1,win2)

win1 =

• x = origin₀ - tank.dim₁/2
• y = origin₁
• z = origin₂

win2 =

• x = origin₀
• y = origin₁ + (tank.dim₁*tan(angle))/2
• z = origin₂

pline1 - creates a two-dimensional triangle.

extrude1 - extrudes the triangle creating a three-dimensional wedge.
extrude1 <-- extrude(origin,tank_length)

origin =

• x : origin₀
• y : origin₁
• z : origin₂

tank_length = tank.dim₀

rotate3d1 - rotates the wedge 90 degrees around the x axis.
rotate3d <-- rotate_3d(origin,origin,"x",90)

origin =

• x : origin₀
• y : origin₁
• z : origin₂
  

rotate3d2 - rotates the wedge 270 degrees around the z axis. The wedge is now aligned with the lower right hand corner of the sedimentation tank.
rotate3d2 <-- rotate_3d(origin,origin,"z",270)

origin =

• x : origin₀
• y : origin₁
• z : origin₂

mirror3d1 - creates a mirror image of the wedge.
mirror3d1 <-- mirror3d(origin,p2)

origin =

• x : origin₀
• y : origin₁
• z : origin₂