## 10.9. Parts - Zoning

Clicking the Zoning button in the Parts panel displays the following dialog in the lower region of the panel :

This dialog lets you define the zoning (grid coordinates) for the selected Part.

For 2D and 3D unstructured Parts the geometry and meshing cannot be defined. The only option for unstructured Parts is the Transformation option, like translation, rotation or scaling.

Plot zoning

  Standard plotting will only show elements that contain material, not unused elements.

  Checking this box shows all elements, including unused elements.

Zoning for IJK range

  These fields let you specify the IJK range you want zoning operations to act on. The default values are for the entire Part.

Predef Geometries
  Box

    Zone a box.

  Cylinder

    Zone a cylinder.

  Sphere

    Zone a sphere.

  Ogive

    Zone an ogive.

  Frag/Bric

    Zone a fragment / brick wall.

  Transition

    Zone a grid transition

  Import

    Import zoning from an external file (.zon)

  User

    Generate zoning from a user subroutine.

  Fill Block

    Zone and fill an Euler-FCT grid using data from an external file.

Manual Zoning

  These options let you build a grid by specifying nodes and generating lines, surfaces and 3D volumes.

  Click to reveal the following buttons :

  Node

    Define the coordinates of a node.

  Line

    Generate coordinates along a line in index space.

  Surface

    Generate the coordinates of an index plane.

  Volume

    Define the coordinates within the current IJK Range.

Transformations

  These options let you translate, rotate and scale your zoning.

  Click to reveal the following buttons :

  Translate

    Translate zoning.

  Rotate

    Rotate zoning.

  Scale

    Scale zoning.

Operations

  These options let you perform various operations on your zoning.

  Click to reveal the following buttons :

  Copy

    Copy zoning from an existing Part to the current Part.

  Delete

    Delete zoning.

  Save

    Temporarily save your zoning.

  Restore

    Restore zoning you have temporarily saved.

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