Shape Sculpt

The Shape Sculpt section of the action bar provides commands for creating and modifying curves and subdivision surfaces.

This page discusses:



Import Subdivision
See Flyout for Importing or Exporting.


Rectangle
See Flyout for Creating Open Primitives.


Sphere
See Flyout for Creating Closed Primitives.


IMA - Parametric Primitive
Creates a parametric primitive.
See Creating Advances Primitives.


Revolve
See Flyout for Creating Swept Surfaces.


IMA - Mesh Drawing
See Flyout for Drawing Surfaces.


IMA - Sketch Curve
Creates a styling curve.
See Creating a Curve.


Point
See Flyout for Creating Wireframe Elements.


IMA - Working Zone
Defines a working area that contains the elements to use when performing a modification.
See Defining the Working Zone.


IMA - Multi-Selection
Selects multiple surfaces and performs modifications on them.


IMA - Modification
Modifies styling curves or subdivision surfaces.
See Modifying and Deforming Surfaces Using the Tools Palette.


IMA - Face Cutting
Cuts faces in two or more parts.
See Cutting Faces.


IMA - Extrusion
See Flyout for Extruding and Subdividing Surfaces.


IMA - Bevel
Adds a bevel to increase the density of the mesh.
See Creating a Bevel.


IMA - Erasing
See Flyout for Erasing and Cutting Surfaces.


IMA - Mesh Tools
Modifies the mesh.
See Modifying the Mesh.


IMA - Merge
Merges two subdivision surfaces at their open edges.
See Merging Subdivision Surfaces.


IMA - Fitting Mesh
Fits the subdivision surface on a target surface.
See Fitting a Subdivision Surface on Another Support.


IMA - Smooth Mesh
See Flyout for Modifying Surfaces.


IMA - Symmetry
See Flyout for Defining Symmetries.


IMA - Creation Match Surface
Creates a matching constraint between the edge of a subdivision and a curve.
See Creating a Matching Constraint.


IMA - Creation Detail Modeling
Maps a picture on a subdivision surface to add detail while modeling
See Mapping a Picture Onto a Subdivision Surface.


IMA - Character Line
Creates character lines on a subdivision surface.
See Managing Character Lines.


IMA - Link
Associates a subdivision surface to a point, a curve or another subdivision surface to deform the subdivision surface.
See Associating Elements.

Flyout for Importing or Exporting



IMA - Import Subdivision Meshes
Imports subdivision surfaces from .obj files.
See Importing a Mesh.


IMA - Export Subdivision Meshes
Exports subdivision surfaces and meshes to another software.
See Exporting a Mesh.

Flyout for Drawing Surfaces



IMA - Mesh Drawing
Creates a plane mesh or a 3D mesh.
See Drawing a Mesh.


IMA - Strip Drawing
Creates stripped surfaces from sections drawn on a support.
See Creating Stripped Surfaces.


IMA - Tube Drawing
Creates tubular surfaces from sections drawn on a support.
See Creating Tubular Surfaces.

Flyout for Creating Open Primitives



IMA - Rectangle
Creates a rectangular surface.
See Creating a Rectangle.


IMA - Circle
Creates a circular opened surface.
See Creating a Circle.


IMA - Triangle
Creates a triangular opened surface.
See Creating a Triangle.


IMA - Ring
Creates a ring-shaped surface.
See Creates a Ring.


IMA - D-Circle
Creates a densified circle, that is a circle with more sections.
See Creating a D-Circle.


IMA - D-Ring
Creates a densified ring, that is a ring with more sections.
See Creating a D-Ring.

Flyout for Creating Closed Primitives



IMA - Sphere
Creates a sphere.
See Creating a Sphere.


IMA - Cylinder
Creates a sphere with a weight applied on top and bottom edges.
See Creating a Cylinder.


IMA - Box
Creates a sphere with a weight applied on all edges and vertices.
See Creating a Box.


IMA - Pyramid
Creates a surface made of three triangular equilateral surfaces.
See Creating a Pyramid.


IMA - Torus
Creates a surface made of boxes connected along a circle.
See Creating a Torus.


IMA - D-Sphere
Creates a densified sphere, that is a sphere with more sections.
See Creating a D-Sphere.


IMA - D-Cylinder
Creates a densified cylinder, that is a cylinder with more sections.
See Creating a D-Cylinder.


IMA - D-Torus
Creates a densified torus, that is a torus with more sections.
See Creating a D-Torus.

Flyout for Creating Swept Surfaces



IMA - Revolve
Creates a subdivision surface by revolving a curve around an axis.
See Creating Revolution Surfaces.


IMA - Extrude
Creates subdivision surfaces by extruding a profile or using a guide curve.
See Creating Extrusion Surfaces.


IMA - Net Surface
Creates a subdivision surface, based on an existing set of curves.
See Creating a Net Surface.

Flyout for Creating Wireframe Elements



Point
Creates points.
See Creating Points.


Line
Creates lines.
See Creating Lines.


Plane
Creates planes.
See Creating Planes.


Flyout for Extruding and Subdividing Surfaces



IMA - Extrusion
Extrudes faces and edges.
See Extruding.


IMA - Face Subdivision
Creates a set of faces inside a face.
See Subdividing Faces.

Flyout for Erasing and Cutting Surfaces



IMA - Erasing
Erases faces or edges.
See Erasing Faces and Edges.


IMA - Cut by Plane
Cuts a subdivision surface by a plane and removes one side of the subdivision surface.
See Cutting a Subdivision Surface by a Plane.


IMA - Cut by Edges
Cuts a subdivision surface by one or more edges to modify the existing mesh or create sub-parts of the mesh.
See Cutting a Subdivision Surface by an Edge.

Flyout for Modifying Surfaces



IMA - Smooth Mesh
Restructures the position of the vertices of the mesh.
See Smoothing the Base Mesh.


IMA - Control of Dimension
Modifies the dimensions of a subdivision surface.
See Dimensioning Subdivisions.


IMA - Draft
Defines a draft angle on a subdivision surface.
See Drafting a Subdivision Surface.


IMA - Reverse Normal
Inverts the normal subdivision surface.
See Inverting the Normal of a Subdivision Surface.


IMA - Instance Creation
Creates an instance from a subdivision surface.
See Managing Subdivision Instances.

Flyout for Defining Symmetries



IMA - Symmetry
Creates a symmetry of a subdivision surface.
See Performing a Symmetry.


IMA - Symmetric Plane Constraint
Defines two symmetric zones using a plane and a subdivision surface to be constrained.
See Defining a Symmetry Using a Plane.


IMA - Symmetric Zone
Defines two zones of a subdivision surface to constrain as symmetric zones when performing modifications.
See Defining Symmetric Zones.