SolidMesh: Surface Examples

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Surface Application Examples

Create ruled surface

Pick two curves and ruledsurf .

Create a swept surface

1. Select at least 2 curves and sweep . The first cuve is the sweep path and the remaining curves define the cross-section to sweep.

2. Select the curves and turn off and select sweep . The cross section is no longer orthogonal to the sweep path.

Create a TFI surface

Select four curves and tfisurf1 .

Create degenerate TFI surface

Select three curves and a point. Click degentfi .

Create four-corner surface

Select four points and fourcorn .

Create plane

1. Select three points and plane .

2. Select a point and a vector and plane .

Create surface of revolution

Select a point (if no point is selected, the values in the X, Y, and Z fields of the point application are used) to rotate about. Select a vector as an axis of rotation (if no vector is selected the value in the aboutnew is used). Select a curve (or multiple curves) to rotate. Enter values in the startangnew and surfexamp10 . Click surfofrev .

Create carpet patch

1. Pick four curves and a surface. Enter values in surfacesres and carpet .

2. Select four curves and any number of surfaces. Enter values in surfacesres and carpet .

Blend surfaces

Select two surfaces and blend (if no curves are selected, the surfaces are blended between their closest two curves)

Average surfaces

Select two surfaces and avrg .

Create an extruded surface

Select a curve (or multiple curves) to extrude. Select a vector as an extrusion direction (if no vector is selected the values in the vectorxyzfields fields are used). Enter an extrusion distance value in distancenew and click xtrude .