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Editable Spline (Segment) 307
Hide—
Hides selected segments. Select one or more
segments, and then click Hide.
Unhide A ll—Displays any hidden sub-objects.
Delete—Deletes any selected segments in the
current shape.
Selected and deleted segment
Divi de—Subdivides the selected segment or
segments by adding the number of vertices
specified by the spinner. Select one or more
segments, set the Divisions spinner (to the button’s
right), and then click Divide. Each selected
segment is divided by the number of vert ices
specified in the Divisions spinner. The distance
between the vertices depends on the segment’s
relative curvature, w ith areas of greater curvature
receiving more vertices.
Selected and divided segment
Detach—Lets you select several segments in
various splines and then detach them (or copy
them) to form a new shape. Three options are
available:
•
Same Shp—(Same Shape) When on, Reorient
is disabled, and a Detach operation keeps the
detached segment as part of the shape (rather
than producing a new shape). If Copy is also
on, you end up with a detached copy of the
segment in t he same lo cation.
•
Reorient—The detached segment copies the
position and orientation of the source object’s
creat ion Lo ca l coordinate system. The new
detached object is moved and rotated so that
its L ocal coordinate system is positioned and
aligned w ith the origin of the current ac tive
grid.
•
Co py—Copies the detached segment rather
than moving it.
Original and detached splines
Display group
Show selected segs—When on, any selected
segments are high lighted in red at the Ve rtex
sub-object level. When off (the default), selected
segments are highlighted only at the Segment
sub-object level.
Thisfeatureisusefulforcomparingcomplex
cur ves against each other.