You can create inflection lines on a surface. An inflection line is a curve
along which every point represents a position on the surface where a local curvature
value is zero.
Inflection lines are calculated by the system according
to the Local Plane Definition:
Robot Plane: Defines the local plane according to the Robot base plane.
Parametric: Defines the local plane according to the surface
parametric directions.
Before you begin: Open an existing 3D shape containing a deformed surface.
Select the surface to analyze.
Click Inflection Lines.
In the Local Plane Definition section, select
Parametric.
The inflection lines are displayed on the surface.
Select Robot Plane.
Drag the Robot onto the surface.
The Robot base is orientated in the same plane as
the local tangent to the surface and the inflection lines are updated.
Drag the Robot to a new position on the surface.
In the new position, the orientation of the Robot base plane has changed, therefore the
inflection lines are updated on the surface.
Click
OK. The analysis
is added to the
tree
and will be updated automatically whenever you modify any of the input
elements.
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