9.3.6. Resizing an Object

You can resize and object in several different ways:

  • Specify the new dimensions of the object in the object Edit window (Figure 9.17: Example of an Object Edit Window). You can specify the starting and ending points of the object by selecting Start/end in the drop-down list at the top of the window and entering the starting point of the object (xS, yS, zS) and the ending point of the object (xE, yE, zE). After you type a number into a text entry field (or type numbers in several fields), you must click Apply or press Enter to update the model and display the updated model in the graphics window. If you do not click Accept or press Enter, Ansys Icepak will not update the model.

Figure 9.17: Example of an Object Edit Window

Example of an Object Edit Window

Alternatively, you can specify the starting point of the object and the length of the sides of the object by selecting Start/length in the drop-down list and entering the starting point (xS, yS, zS) and the lengths of the sides (xL, yL, and zL) of the object.

  • Specify the dimensions of the object in the object panel (Figure 9.13: Example of an Object Panel (Info Tab)-Figure 9.16: Example of an Object Panel (Notes Tab)). To open this panel, double-click the object under the Model node in the Model manager window.

    You can specify the starting and ending points of the object by clicking on the Geometry tab in the object panel, selecting Start/end from the Specify by drop-down list, and entering the starting point of the object (xS, yS, zS) and the ending point of the object (xE, yE, zE). Alternatively, you can specify the starting point of the object and the length of the sides of the object by selecting Start/length from the Specify by drop-down list and entering the starting point (xS, yS, zS) and the lengths of the sides (xL, yL, and zL) of the object.

  • Shift-right click the object, and then move the mouse to shrink or enlarge the object.


    Note:  Ensure the Shift-RightClick is not enabled in the Preferences panel (or press F9) to activate the interactive object resize feature.


  • In the object Edit window (Figure 9.17: Example of an Object Edit Window), click the coordinate (displayed in orange) that you want to change. Click a point in the graphics window that is inside the boundary of the current object. The object will be contracted in the chosen coordinate direction. For example, if you click yE (value = 1.0 m) and then click a point in the graphics window with y = 0.7 m, then the object height will be contracted such that yE is now 0.7 m. The x and z coordinates will remain constant.


    Note:  This feature cannot be used to extend the object beyond the boundaries that were in place prior to resizing.


  • Scale the object using the Move all objects in model panel (Figure 9.9: The Move all objects in model Panel). To open this panel, right-click the object under the Model node in the Model manager window and select Move from the drop-down menu. Alternatively, you can select the cabinet and click the   button in the Object modification toolbar.

      Model   Cabinet Move