FEM PostCreateFunctionCylinder/en

Description
The FEM PostCreateFunctionCylinder function defines how a mesh is cut geometrically. It is used by Function cut filter and  Region clip filter.

Create a cylinder function

 * 1) Either press the  button or select the  option from the menu.
 * 2) The Implicit function task panel is opened.
 * 3) Optionally set the values for the center and the radius of the section cylinder.
 * 4) Press the  button to finish.

Edit a cylinder function
If the Cylinder object in the tree view is hidden, select the Cylinder object in the 3D view and press  to make it visible, like in this example:



Move the cylinder

 * Click and drag the big white cuboid to move the cylinder along its normal vector.
 * Click and drag the white grid.

Rotate and tilt the cylinder

 * Click and drag a line that connects the small cubes with the big white cuboid to rotate and tilt the cylinder around its origin.

Scale the cylinder

 * Click and drag one of the 6 small cubes. They are handles to adjust the size to scale the cylinder.