Applying the Dress-Up Features on an Element

You can configure and display the control points, segmentation curves, and isoparametric curves on the elements.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
  • Create a curve, a surface, and a face.
  • Apply the default display options available in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Styling > FreeStyle Shape Design, Handles tab, Dress-up Variants section.

Apply the Dress-Up Features

You can apply the default display options and any adjustments you require.

  1. From the Analysis section of the action bar, click Dress-Up .
  2. Select the elements (Objects).

    The Dress-Up is automatically updated when you modify the elements.



  3. In the Options area, click Apply immediately .
    Any changes you make in the dialog box are applied immediately in the work area.
  4. In the Names list of the Variants area, select Curves.
    The curve is dressed up with its control points in the work area.



  5. In the Names list, select Surfaces.

    The surface is dressed up with its control points and isoparametric curves. The curve is no longer dressed up.



  6. In the Names list, select Faces.

    The face is dressed up with its control points. The surface is no longer dressed up.



  7. In the View area, define the rendering style.

    The rendering style defined before you click Dress-Up is applied.

  8. In the View area, define the visibility modes for the points, wires, and axes.

    The visibility options for the points, wires, and axes are specified with the No points, No wires, and No axes options in the View mode Customization dialog box.

  9. Optional: Click Global Mode and select the parameters in the Display area.

    All the elements in the part are dressed up according to the set parameters.

    Notes:
    • If you insert any visible element in the part, it is automatically dressed up as per the global dress-up parameters.
    • If you click Global Mode again, the visualizations of the previous local dress-up (before activation of the global dress-up mode) are recovered. In this case, all the elements inserted in the part after activation of the global dress-up mode remain undressed.

  10. Optional: Click Remove DressUp .
    All the dress-up features are removed immediately from the selected elements. These elements are back to the unselected state.
  11. Click OK.

Use a Variant

You can apply a user-defined set of display options that are previously defined and saved.

  1. Repeat Step 1 to 3 as explained in the above Apply the Dress-Up Features subtask.
  2. Create a user-defined set of display options:
    1. In the Display area, select the options you require for the curves, surfaces, and faces.
    2. In the Views area, click the required rendering style and the visibility options.
    3. In the Variants area, enter a name for your set of options.
    4. Click .
      A new user-defined set of display options is added to the list of names in the Variants area. You can now use this variant as explained in the previous steps.
  3. Edit a user-defined set of display options:
    1. In the Variants area, select the name of the set you want to amend.
    2. Perform the required changes in the Display and Views areas.
    3. Click .
      The changes are saved.
  4. Optional: Delete a user-defined set of display options:
    1. In the Variants area, select the name of the set you want to delete.
    2. Click .
      The set is deleted. It is removed from the list of names available in the Variants area.
  5. Click OK when done.

Important:
  • The dress-up features displayed by Dress-Up command can be seen, but cannot be manipulated.
  • Once dress-up has been applied to an element, while editing the control points of this element, the dress-up features regarding the control points are hidden.
  • The Dress-Up command can be executed when other commands (For example: Styling Extrapolate, Extend) are running. In this case, the other command is temporarily deactivated and you can apply the dress-up features to the elements. After you click OK in the Curves and Surfaces Dress-Up dialog box, the previous command is activated again.