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1216 Chapter 9: Surface Modeling
Multicurve Trimmed Surface rollout
(modification time)
Trim Curves —This list shows the names of the
curves used to t rim the surface. You can select a
curve by clicking its name. Viewports display the
selected curve in blue.
Insert—Adds a curve to the Trim Curves list. Click
to tu rn on Insert, then click the curve. The curve
is inserted before the selected curve. To insert a
cur ve at the end, first highlig ht the "----End-----"
marker in the list.
Remove—Removes a curve from the list. Select the
curve in the list, and the n click Remove.
Edit Curves—Lets you edit the currently selected
curve without switching to another sub-object
level. ClicktoturnonEditCurve. Thepoints
or CVs of the curve are displayed, as well as the
control lattice if the curve is a CV curve. You can
now transform or otherwise change the points
or CVs as if you were at the Point or Curve CV
sub-object level. To finish editing the curve, click
to turn off Edit Curves.
Don’teditthecurvesoyoubreaktheloop.Ifyou
do, the surface goes into an error condition.
Replace—Lets you replace the selec ted curve.
Select a curve in the list, click this button, and then
select the new cu rve.
Flip Trim—Reverses the direction of the trim.
Along with Edit Curves, the Insert, Remove, and
Replace buttons let you alter the curves that trim
the surface. While you are making changes, the
surfacewillgointoanerrorcondition(orange
displaybydefault)untilthecurvesyouareworking
on once again form a closed loop.
Fi l l e t Su rface
Select NURBS object. > Modify panel > Create Surfaces
rollout>DependentSurfacesgroupbox>FilletSurf
Select NURBS object. > Modify panel > NURBS toolbox >
Create Fillet Surface button
A fillet surface is a rounded corner connecting the
edges of two other surfaces.
Fillet sur face created from two parent surfaces
Usually you use both edges of the fillet surface
to trim the parent surfaces, creating a transition
between the fillet and its parents.