Component: Bezel Radiused (Modelling Components)

Author	Matrix Ltd
Version	1.2 (Release)
Category	Modelling Components

Bezel Radiused component

A purely cosmetic component for creating smoothly radiused bezel or frame to fit around other components, or to define the edges of panel sections.

Examples

Create your panel objects that you want to add a bezel to. For multiple objects select the items you want to include and click the group icon.

Drag on as many bezel components as you need. In the properties for the Bezel component select which object or group you want to fit the bezel to.

Simple example showing a number of panel components and objects that have been wrapped with the Bezel component. Bezel

Downloadable macro reference

This component does not contain any downloadable macros

Simulation macro reference

GetLidPosition

Get the position for a plane that will fill the top of the bezel at the highest

point of the curve.

Parameters

This macro has no parameters

Return value

HANDLE

FitOutsideBase

Resize and move the bezel so that it fits around a given target object. The bezel is fitted around the 'base' of the target - i.e. the face of the object's bounding box with the lowest Z-value.

Parameters

HANDLE Target

The object to fit the bezel around

Return value

This call does not return a value

FitInsideBase

Resize and move the bezel so that it fits a given target object. The bezel is fitted within the 'base' of the target - i.e. the face of the object's bounding box with the lowest Z-value.

Parameters

HANDLE Target

The object to fit the bezel around

Return value

This call does not return a value

GetFillPosition

Returns the dimensions and position of a plane area that will fill the frame at its base. The returned position handle could be use, for example, to fit a text box or image within the frame.

Parameters

This macro has no parameters

Return value

HANDLE

SetColor

A quick way changing the border color without re-calculating the geometry.

NB) Does not change the start-up color set using the Properties pane.

Parameters

BYTE Red

Amount of red in the color. (0...255)

BYTE Green

Amount of green in the color. (0...255)

BYTE Blue

Amount of blue in the color. (0...255)

Return value

This call does not return a value

Property reference

Thickness

This property is of type Floating point and can be referenced with the variable name bezel_thick.

Sets the thickness of the bezel - radius and depth will change proportionally.

Margin

This property is of type Floating point and can be referenced with the variable name margin.

This property is used when fitting the bezel to another object using the 'Quick Resize' properties or 'Fit' macros.

It sets the distance between the bezel and the fitted object.

Color

This property is of type Color picker with transparency and can be referenced with the variable name color.

Color of the bezel.

Fit Outside

This property is of type Panel object and can be referenced with the variable name fit_outside.

Select an object from this drop down to fit the bezel around the outside of the object's base.

Note that this is a 'momentary operation', the bezel will not follow subsequent changes to the target object.

Fit Inside

This property is of type Panel object and can be referenced with the variable name fit_inside.

Select an object from this drop down to fit the bezel withinf the object's base.

Note that this is a 'momentary operation', the bezel will not follow subsequent changes to the target object.