Surfaces are created using reference model points, which form line segments and alignments. If any of those line segments or alignments happen to be curved, it is possible to convert a surface to a curved surface. The curve is applied by associating curved alignments to specific line segments of the surface. This causes the line to take on the curve of the alignment and results in a curved surface.
Interface
The curved surface functionality uses the following dialog box.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Select alignments to add | The reference model alignments to apply to the line segment of the reference model surface. 1. Press and hold the <Ctrl> key, then click the relevant alignments in the list. |
Only selected items | Enable this option to limit the list of available alignments to only the reference model alignments that were selected when the command was launched. |
Procedure
1. Select the desired surface in the Model window or superselect it in the Display window.
The selected surface is now the active reference model feature. The Model Feature window is populated with information for the surface.
2. Select the Alignments tab in the Model Feature window.
The Alignments tab is displayed.
3. Select the line segment of the surface that you want to curve according to an alignment.
4. Click Add.
The Feature Selection dialog box is displayed.
5. Select an alignment.
6. Click OK.
The alignment is associated with the selected line segment of the surface. The line segment of the surface takes on the curve of the alignment.
7. Repeat for other line segments in the surface to align the appropriate segments with the curve.