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Tab page Placement
Settings for placing parts in the build envelope.
These settings will be used by "Automatic placement" after file import and by "Realign parts" in
menu Process.
This tab page allows to customise the settings for the both placements methods Box based and
Shape based. For calculating the new positions the part get approximated and these
approximation is reflected in the both methods. Within the Box based placement the part is
approximated to an axis-aligned bounding Box, which results from the dimension along the X-,
Y- and Z-axis. The Shape based method uses a projection on the XY-plane of the part.
Parameter
Part position
Default point X: Defines the absolute X-value in the envelope where parts should be positioned
with their minimal X-dimensions as a standard.
Default point Y: Defines the absolute Y-value in the envelope where parts should be positioned
with their minimal Y-dimensions as a standard.
Platform center as reference: Sets the origin to the platform center and places the part center on
the XY-plane relative to the platform center in XY as a standard. For this parameter, the
standard part placement procedure based on the reference position is used for the automatic
arrangement of several parts in the envelope. The parts are placed circular around the platform
center.
Part placement: Defines the placing mode for the automatic arrangement of several parts in the
envelope. If part placement horizontal is active, parts are arranged in horizontal rows in the XYplane.
Part placement vertical arranges the parts in vertical columns in the XY-plane of the
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