Creating a Network of Surfaces

Surfaces Network creates a network of surfaces. Although not mandatory, a support Cloud or an Init Surface can improve the output.

  1. Select a curves network and a mesh.
  2. Optional: Select the Init Surface check box and a surface.

    Alternatively, let Surfaces Network compute an init surface in the direction of the largest contour.

  3. To change the selection of wires to fill, use the context menu of a mark.
    • identifies a wire to fill.
    • identifies a wire not to fill.
  4. To change the type of continuity, use the context menu of a continuity symbol.
    • represents a point continuity.
    • represents a tangency continuity.
  5. Set the parameter values.
  6. For noisy clouds of points, select the Radius check box and specify the radius.

    When the cloud of points is noisy, it is difficult to have the surface going through all the points and the curves (risk of undulations). The by-pass is to delete points around the curves, within a given radius.

  7. Set the Tension of the surface.
  8. Key in the Order and Segments of the resulting surface in the Standard tab.
  9. Optional: In the Advanced tab, enter the order in U and V and the number of segments.
  10. Select the Compute with ribbons check box for a tangent continuity between the wires.
  11. Optional: Click Reset parameters to reset the parameters.
  12. Check the results in the Results/Display tab.
  13. Select display options.
  14. In the Deviation box, enter the value above which the deviation spikes are displayed.