The "unskew" option is intended to return a block of piping elements to their previous "un-skewed" orientation. For example, say you have a cantilever with 10 elements in the "X" direction. Next you rotate the cantilever about the "Y" axis 30 degrees. If you follow this with the "unskew" operation, the cantilever should return to the "X" direction.
Caution, just blocking a section of pipe elements and using "unskew" may not result in what you want. For instance, say you have a cantilever at 45 degrees in the "XZ" plane. Do you expect "unskew" to align the elements with the "X" or "Z" axis?
Ok, I get the intended use (which is exactly what I expect from the unskew command) and the edge case at 45º. Still, I can't get it to work as intended.
Attached is a video of what you described above.
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RE: Rotate: Unskew
Caution, just blocking a section of pipe elements and using "unskew" may not result in what you want. For instance, say you have a cantilever at 45 degrees in the "XZ" plane. Do you expect "unskew" to align the elements with the "X" or "Z" axis?
Richard Ay
Hexagon PPM (CAS), Consultant
RE: Rotate: Unskew
Ok, I get the intended use (which is exactly what I expect from the unskew command) and the edge case at 45º. Still, I can't get it to work as intended.
Attached is a video of what you described above.