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Slice Tab

Slice Setup

The first stage is to draw a 2D slice of the venue. For most cases with a conventional stereo pair of arrays this can be a slice down
the centre of the venue and many venue architects plans will include a suitable side view.
Clicking on the 2D Slice icon will initially bring up a window prompting you to enter the basic length and height of the venue. This
only needs to be approximate; enter a figure larger than the biggest dimension (but it's not a problem if you don't know the
dimensions at this stage and the initial figures are too small).
The other option is to import a Shell from an existing D2 file, this is extremely useful when creating designs for venues in which
you have already deployed a multicellular system and still have the designs. It is also very useful when you wish to try several
optimisations in a project as we will see later.
To load a Shell simply click on the 'Load' button, navigate to the file containing the shell you wish to use and click on it. The
filename will appear in the D2 Filename box. A drop-down box will appear next to the 'D2 Array' which will contain a list of all
the arrays in the project you have selected. Choose the one which has the shell you wish to use. Note that only the shell data is
imported, the array and other optimisation parameters are ignored;-
Click import and the Slice Editor window appears with the shell already drawn;
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