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1070 Chapter 9: Surface Modeling
Chamfer Ver tices/Edges/B orders
Dia log
Select an Edit Poly or editable poly object. > M o dify
panel > Vertex/Edge/Border sub-object level > Edit
Vertices/Edges/Borders rollout > Chamfer Settings button
Select an Edit Poly or editable poly obje ct. >
Vertex/Edge/Border sub-object level > Quad menu >
tools 2 quadrant > Chamfer Setting s button
Chamfering creates new faces around the
chamfered entity, along with connecting edges.
Or,withtheOpenoption,youcancreateanopen
(empty)areainstead.Thisdialogisthesamefor
chamfer ing vertices, edges, and borders of poly
objects.Youcanuseittosetthechamferamount
numerically, and to toggle the Open option.
Inter face
Chamf e r Amo u n t —The extent of the chamfer.
Default=1.0.
Segments—(edges only) Adds edges and
polygons over the area of the chamfer, and, with
single chamfered edges, rounds off the chamfer. By
default, the chamfer uses a single seg ment, which
covers the chamfered area with a new polygon
positioned diagonally with respect to the original
corner. The hig her the Segments value you use,
the more the chamfer is rounded off.
If you chamfer two or more adjacent, open edges
at a time, the rounding off takes place only at open
ends of the edges. No rounding takes place where
the edges meet.
Open—When on, the chamfered area is deleted,
leaving open space. Default=off.
This sett ing s t ays act ive during the current session.
IfyouturnonOpenandthenlaterchamfer
sub-objects interactively, the Open option remains
in effect.
Connect E dges Dia log
Select an Edit Poly or editable poly object. > Modify panel
> Edge sub-object level > Edit Edges rollout > Connect
Settings b u tton
Select an Edit Poly or editab le poly object. > Edge
sub-object level > Quad menu > tools 2 quadrant >
Connect Settings button
Connecting edges creates new edges between
adjacent pairs of selected edges. The Connect
Edgesdialogsettingsletyouspecifythenumberof
new edges, the amount of separation from each
other, and their general location.
Tip: Connecting edges, and in particular the Slide
function, work best with ring selections.