User Guide
User Guide
User Guide

Change to Active Surface Settings


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(3D only) Used to change a B-spline surface's B-spline attributes to the active B-spline settings, as follows:

Tool SettingEffect
Polygon

If on, changes the control net's display:

  • Invisible
  • — the control net is hidden.
  • Visible
  • — the control net is displayed.
Surface

If on, changes the surface's display:

  • Invisible
  • — the surface is hidden.
  • Visible
  • — the surface is displayed.
Closure

If on in the u- or v-direction, sets the surface to Open or Closed in that direction(s). The appearance is not changed, only the internal representation.

Order

If on in the u- or v-direction, sets the order in that direction.

Rules

If on in the u- or v-direction, sets the number of rule lines in that direction.

Preserve Shape

(Order on only) Preserves the original shape of the surface when the order is changed.

To change B-spline attributes of a surface
  1. Select the Change to Active Surface Settings tool.

  2. Set the tool settings as desired.

  3. Identify the surface.

  4. Accept the changes.

Key-in: CHANGE SURFACE SETTINGS