Field layout and cross-sections
Give the product’s shape an editable foundation.
Product authors work with cross-sections, parametric dimensions and field layouts as part of your product data.
Sketch the cross-section’s foundation
The product author can build a cross-section from a flat sketch. The engine derives the enclosed faces and supplies the foundation for the cross-section.
The sketch describes the shape; it does not decide on its own which areas are material or voids.
Let dimensions follow the product
Cross-section dimensions may be fixed or parametric. Expressions can make the shape follow the profile’s sight width and depth or the thickness of the adjacent infill.
A fixed imported cross-section does not become parametric automatically; it requires a deliberate choice of expressions.
Classify the derived faces
For each derived face, the product author chooses material or void and indicates whether the material is structural. Material is linked to your product data; the editor does not guess the classification.
The engine produces the cross-section from the sketch and classification. Errors and missing information are shown so the author can correct the foundation.
Build fields from the outline and dividers
In the field editor, the product author works with the outline, dividers and geometric constraints. Enclosed regions become fields, so the layout follows the drawn construction.
The field layout is saved as product data in a draft. This gives your product team a shared place to maintain the layout before it is used in configuration.
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