- In the Wire to develop box, select the wire(s) to be developed.
- In the Support surface box, select the surface onto which the wire is to
be developed.
- Click Preview.
The axis-systems are displayed both on the wire's
virtual plane and the surface. These are the default axis-systems. By
default, the origin of the support's axis-system is located at a
point on the surface where the plane is parallel to the wire's plane. However, it is usually more pertinent to specify
exactly the axis-systems origin.
- Click the Point box and select a point, on
the surface, defining the support axis-system's origin.
The axis-systems are modified, the support's
axis-system to coincide with the selected point, and the wire's
axis-system to retain the shortest distance between the two
axis-systems' origins. Consequently, the resulting wire is also modified.
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If you select the Position 2D wire check box, click
Show Parameters to modify the wire axis-system's
positioning.
Note:
The wire's axis-system turns green, meaning it can be edited,
i.e. change location. You can directly move it in the geometry and the
dialog box will be updated accordingly.
Note:
If you want to go back to the initial axis-system positioning,
clear the Position 2D wire check box and collapse the
dialog box using the Hide parameters button.
- Click OK to create the developed wire.
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