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For example, if you select polygon 12, 35, and 89,
Bridge connects polygons 12 and 35. But if you
then deselect polygon 35, Bridge then connects
polygons 12 and 89.
Polygon/Edge 1/2—Click each Pick button in turn,
andthenclickapolygonorborderedgeina
v iewport. At t he Border sub-object level, clicking
anyedgeonaborderdesignatestheentireborder
for bridging. Also, the edges you pick on each
border are connected directly, and the remaining
edges are connected in consecutive order. You can
change the order of the edge correspondences with
the Twist settings. Avai lable only in Use Specific
mode.
After clicking a sub-object, the Pick button shows
its ID number. You can change the select ion at
anytimebyclickingaPickbuttonandpickinga
different sub-object.
Twi st 1 /2 —Rotates the order of connection
between the edges of the t wo selections. The two
controlsletyousetadifferenttwistamountfor
each end of the bridge.
Segments—Specifies the number of polygons
along the length of the bridge connection. This
setting also applies to manually bridged polygons.
Tip: When usi ng Taper, s et Segments to a value
greater than 1.
Taper—Sets the extent to which the bridge width
becomes smaller or larger toward its center.
Negative settings t aper the bridge center smaller;
positive settings t aper it larger.
Note: To change the location of maximum taper,
use the Bias setting.
Bias—Determines the location of maximum taper
amount.
The r ange of the Bias value is -99.0 to 99.0. At the
default value of 0.0, t he taper amount is greate st
at the center of the bridge. At -99.0, the t aper
amount is greate st near the first selected polygon
or border; at 99.0, it’s greatest near the second
selected polygon or border.
Smooth—Determines the maximum angle between
columnsacrosswhichsmoothingcanoccur. A
column is a string of polygons extending along the
length of the bridge.
Apply —Applies the settings to the cu rrent
selection, retaining them if you then make another
selection.
OK —Applies the se ttings to the current selection
and closes the dialog.
Cance l—Closes the dialog w ithout applying the
settings to the current select ion. Does not reverse
previous uses of A pply.
B r i dge Ed ges Di a log
Select an Edit Poly or editable poly object. > Modify panel
> Polygon or Border sub-object level > Edit Polygons
rollout > Bridge Se ttings button
Select an Edit Poly or editab le p o ly ob ject. > Polygon or
Border sub-object level > Quad menu > tools 2 quadrant
> Bridge Setting s button
Use these settings for bridging p airs of edges in
Interactive Manipulation mode.
Note: Bridge calculates which way the bridge
polygons should face. If you bridge two edges
so that the bridge goes through the object, the
bridge polygons face inward. But if you create a
bridge that goes through empty space, such as
when connecting edges b etween two elements,
the polygons face outward, in general. To make
thebridgepolygonsfacedifferently,usetheFlip
function.
Note: Bridging edges of two elements makes them
contiguous, combining them into a sing le element.