Creating Free Edges

You can create the free edges of a mesh as scans or curves.

You can:

  • Create scans on all the existing free edges, or on selected free edges only.
  • Create scans on the whole free edge or only a portion of it, and select which portion.
  • Create curves directly from these scans and check their curvature if required.

Before you begin:
  • Free Edges is available on meshes only, either on complete meshes or on a portion.
  • If the Curve creation check box is selected, curves and only curves are created.
  • If the Curve creation check box is not selected, scans and only scans are created.
  • When you modify a parameter, click Apply in the corresponding dialog box to take it into account.
  1. From the Wireframe section of the action bar, click Free Edges .
  2. Select a mesh or a portion of a mesh.
  3. Right-click a symbol and select the scans to process using the context menu.
  4. Optional: Pick two points on a selected scan to define a portion of scan to create.
    The green flag is the beginning. The red flag is the end. The red arrow is the direction.
  5. Click the arrow of the proposed direction to invert it.
  6. Right-click its callout to remove one extremity point.
  7. Select a creation option.

    • Distinct to create distinct scans
    • Grouped to create one single scan.

  8. Select the Curve creation check box to create curves.

    Note: Only the curvature comb (no curvature analysis dialog box) is displayed. If you need a complete curvature analysis of the curves you create, create the scans first, and then create the curves with Curve from Scans.