Global
Global Mesh Mode: Allows you to modify all the selected
meshes at the same time, in the case of multiselection. With this option
selected, the rows of control points propagate to the neighboring mesh if a
contact is found between them. Note:
This option is available if Mesh
only
 is
selected and the continuity at the common end point or the common edge is
Free (F).
Harmonization
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Harmonize: Computes the harmonization of the selected
control points deformation according to the selected law.
- Four options are available:
- Blend: Aligns the internal control points
imposed by the external control point rows. It creates a
smooth transition between each control point row.
Using this option, internal control points are no more manipulable,
as their position is imposed by external ones.
- Mean Plane: Computes a mean plane defined by three points. The
first point of the current manipulated row, the end point of this latter
and the barycenter of all the points of this row. If all the control
points of the row were not already coplanar, they are projected onto
this means plane. This plane automatically recomputes each time a
control point moves.
- 3-point plane: This option is similar to the Mean Plane
option, but the mean plane is computed using the manipulated
point, instead of the barycenter. As a result, when the row is projected
onto this plane, the point is constrained to move along the direction
defined by the intersection of the plane containing its U row, and the
plane containing its V row.
- Screen Plane: Aligns control points according
to a plane parallel to the screen plane.
Smooth
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Smooth: Smoothes a curve or surface according to
a smoothing factor between 0 and 1. The default smoothing factor
is 0.5.
Display
- Deviation: Displays the maximum deviation
when Display Deviations is selected.
- Element: Displays the number of geometric elements in use, and the
ratio-selected control points/existing control points.
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Project along in the Robot plane: Projects the selected
control points in the Robot plane.
Display Inflections: Allows you to display arrows at the
control points representing their normal vectors and deduces the inflection at
the control point locations. These arrows display when the surface is not
locally planar at the considered control points and when the control points are
connected to three mesh lines at least.
Display Deviations: Allows you to display the
maximum deviation between the current shape deformation and the original shape
for the selected element (point or mesh). When you select several elements, the
deviation only displays for the modified element. The maximum deviation displays
on the shape and in the dialog box.
Display
Harmonization Planes: Allows to you to display the planes
computed according to the harmonization law.
This option is only available with Mean plane or
3-Points plane options of Harmonization.