massflow drawpoint import-drawbell command

Syntax

massflow drawpoint import-drawbell s

Import a drawbell description. The description is contained in the file s.

The file s defines the types of draw bells available to the model. Draw bells must be defined here if they are to be used in massflow drawpoint import. See Draw Bells for more details.

MassFlow drawbell format specification

A MassFlow ASCII-format drawbell file is with the following specifications:

Line 1 - These are the minimum required table headers. BellName, DDWidth, DDHeight, SideAngle, EndAngle. Other headers may be present but will be ignored by MassFlow.

Line 2 onwards - Actual values for each of the columns. Each line should have a unique Draw Point Name, and XYZ coordinates. The Draw Bell ID are usually numbered starting from 1. The Draw Bell Type is a string representing the shape, followed by % followed by a number. e.g. cone%1. Allowable strings are \(cone\) or \(rect\). Currently \(slc\) is not supported. All shapes require a name, a width and a height. Other entries depend on the specified shape. See Draw Bells for more information.

The code block below shows a portion of a MassFlow drawbell file:

BellName     DDWidth DDHeight        BellHeight      SideAngle       EndAngle        DFZDepth        DFZWidth        DFZHeight       SideHoleAngle   CrossCutSpacing SublevelSpacing Burden  RetreatAz
cone%1       4.5     4       16      71      80
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