Handles

The Handles options let you customize handles settings for FreeStyle Shape Design, ICEM Shape Design, and Mechanical Surface Refinement.

This page discusses:

Translator Properties

Color

Defines the color of the control points handle.

By default, the color is green.

Cross

Defines the cross representation for the control point handle.

The following representations are available:



  • Lines.
  • Arrows.
  • Triangles.
  • Nothing.

By default, the representations are lines.

Center

Defines the center representation for the control point handle.

The following representations are available:



  • A plus.
  • A point.
  • A circle.

By default, the representation is a point.

Pre-selection feedback

Defines whether the pre-selected element, mesh or point, while editing control point is marked by a circle .

By default, this option is not selected.

Discrete Manipulation

Defines whether the control points handle jumps from the control point position to the pointer position .

By default, this option is not selected.

Inflate Directions 3D Feedback
Performs an inflate operation in the work area.
Deepness Dumbbell

Shows a different translator feedback:



The point means that the control point/mesh is moving towards the user. The x means that it is moving backwards.

This mode gets active if the angle between the view direction and the control point modification direction is less than the tolerance set.

Mesh Properties

Defines the control points mesh options for surface, face and point:

Color U

Defines the color along U of the control point mesh.

By default, the color is green for surfaces and red for faces.

Type U

Defines the line type along U for the control point mesh.

The following representations are available:



By default, the representation number is 1.

Thickness U

Defines the line thickness along U for the control point mesh.

The following thickness are available:



By default, the thickness number is 1.

Color V

Defines the color along V of the control point mesh.

By default, the color is green for surfaces and red for faces.

Type V

Defines the line type along V for the control point mesh.

The following representations are available:



By default, the representation number is 1.

Thickness V

Defines the line thickness along V for the control point mesh.

The following thickness are available:



By default, the thickness number is 1.

Color

Defines the color of control points.

By default, the color is green.

Symbol

Defines the point representation.

The following representations are available:



By default, the representation is a point.

Mouse

Defines the mouse pointer appearance while editing control points.

The following pointers are available:



By default, the cross pointer is selected.

Furtive Display Variants

Defines the default display options for the furtive variants such as the control points, segmentation, isoparametric curves, and free borders while using the Furtive Display command.

Control Points
Defines the color, line style, and point style of the control points.
Segmentation
Defines the color, line style, and point style of the segments.
Iso-Curves
Defines the color, line style and number of iso-curves along U and V direction.
Display the free borders
Displays the free borders in case of curves and surfaces.

Dress-up Variants

Defines the default display options for the control points, segmentation, isoparametric curves, and free borders when applied using the Dress-Up command on the following elements; curves, surfaces and faces.

Control Points
Defines whether control points are displayed when dress-up is applied. Choose the following options for control points:
  • Color
  • Line style
  • Point style.
Segmentation
Defines whether segmentation is displayed when dress-up is applied. Choose the following options for segmentation:
  • Color
  • Line style (applicable for the surface variant and the face variant only)
  • Point style (applicable for the curve variant only).
Display the free borders
Defines whether free borders are displayed when dress-up is applied.
Display control points on edges
Defines whether control points are only displayed on the edges of the selected surfaces.
Iso-curves
Defines whether isoparametric curves are displayed when dress-up is applied. Choose the following options for isoparametric curves:
  • Color
  • Line style.
  • NbU: The number of curves in the U direction. The number can be any number from the list, none or the U surface order.
  • NbV: The number of curves in the V direction. The number can be any number from the list, none or the V surface order.

3D Tags

Select the check box to display the 3D tags with a transparent background and the tagged text with the background color.

By default, this option is cleared.