Numerics

1st moment 551

2nd moment 551

3D curve

creating from planar curves 205

3-sided surfaces 266

A

adding

CAD package presets 58

points to a curve 162

text comments to an object 48

adjust intersection 172

common uses 173

options 175

workflow 172

adjust weight 164

align 85

creating continuity with 85

editing construction history 87

options 88

align by project option 92

align hull

options 317

align mesh 314

limitations 314

options 315

aligning

closed objects 88

curves and surfaces 85

hulls to a plane 316

several surfaces 314

with partial joins 92

angle

drawing a line at an 147

measuring between three points 370

angle locators

editing 371

true or projected 372

angle measure 369

parameters 371

angular measurements

adding 370

angular units 62

Anim sweep

options 263

anim sweep 261

animated curves

sweeping 261

annotate 367

parameters 368

annotating

a model 367

annotations

adding 367

editing 367

arc (three point) 152

arc length measure 403

arc tangent to curve 155

arc(two point) 152

arcs

drawing concentric 155

drawing keypoint 152

drawing tangent 155

area 551

Attach 96

attach hardness option 92

attaching objects 96

attributes

for keypoint arcs 156

for keypoint lines 147

of keypoints 168

Auto Range option 502, 537

Auto Recalc option 546

auto trim option

in tubular offset 119

Auto-Range option 533

autotrace 139

curves from image plane 139

options 140

Axis option 554

axis option 113

Axis Usage X/Y/Z option 537

B

basic information

about an object 50

Bevel

options 286

bevel 285

beveling

surfaces 285

birail 251

continuity table 256

editing construction history 252

options 253

using to create ridges and grooves 118

blend 293

blend attach type 97

Blend Bias option 99

blend control options

for curve fillets 208, 209

for surface fillets 290, 292

blend curve toolbox 408

blend curves

changing degree 426

changing parameterization type 427

constraints 408

drawing 411

editing 414

introduction to 408

moving constraints 415

reversing master and slave 416

using the tangent manipulator 420

BlendCrv toolbox

displaying 410

BlendCrv Tools

Blend curve create 411

Blend Curve Degree

1,2,3,5,7 426

Blend curve edit 414

Constraint Continuity

G0-G4 422

Constraint Curvature Type

Geometric 424

Parametric 424

Constraint Direction Type

parallel 418

Constraint Direction type

directed 418

Constraint Edits

Blend constraint delete 414

Blend constraint dissociate 414

Blend pt make master 414

Constraint Interpolation Direction

interp direction 418

interp location 418

interp. geometry 418

BlendCrv tools

curve knot spacing

chord 426

uniform 426

blended surface

between sets of boundaries 293

blending

between surfaces boundaries 293

boundaries to create surface 268

boolean operations

intersection 344

performing on shells 344

preparing surfaces for 341

subtraction 344

tips on 345

union 345

boundaries

building continuous surface from four 268

building fillet surface between sets of 293

building surfaces from 266

Boundary 266

Bounded option 554

break curve at inflections 213

break curve at keypoint 211

breaking

construction history 46

C

CAD construction presets

setting site-wide 59

CAD package

adding presets for 58

setting options for transfer to 58

center adjust options 279, 282

centroid 551

change degree option 195, 196, 339

changing

continuity of constraints 422

curvature type of constraints 424

CVs multiplicity 165

display precision 53

grid spacing 30

the projection vector 321

the type of a constraint 418

weight of CVs 164

checking

for curves intersection 175

Chord Ht Ratio option 110

chord-length

parameterization 11

circles 72

drawing keypoint 153

circular arc 152

circular extension 106

circular fillets

between curves 207

between surfaces 288

class-A surfaces

creating from clouds, 460

clay model

integrating changes from 346

claymate 346

offset function 347

parameters 349

terminology 346

workflow 346

close 101

options 102

closed objects

opening 101

closing

open objects 101

closing objects

with Attach 96

clouds

min/max deviation from a surface 392

using to build class-A surfaces, 460

collar

options 307

collar surfaces 301

creating 303

color ramp 524

creating a diagnostic 525

combine curves 205

options 206

combine surfaces 308

how it works 309

options 310

tolerances 309

combining

several surfaces 308

two planar curves into a 3D curve 205

two shells 345

composite

keypoint curves 212

concentric

drawing keypoint arcs 155

concentric arc 155

cone 72

options 76

Connect attach type 98

connected lines

drawing 144

constraints

changing continuity of 422

changing curvature type of 424

changing type 418

deleting 416

detaching from geometry 415

direction 409, 418

parallel and directed 419

geometry 409, 419

location 409, 418

on blend curves 408

moving 415

construction history 46

breaking 46

deleting 46, 47

editing 47, 52

editing in align 87

editing in birail 252

editing in N-sided 279

editing in Revolve 234

editing in Round 298

editing in Square 269

editing in Swept 244

Construction options 58

construction planes 38

alternate coordinate system 38

creating free 39

creating relative to geometry 40

creating three-point 42

deleting 42

editing 42

perspective window behavior in 39

toggling 42

types of 38

using manipulator 40

continuity 85

between a curve and curve intersection 185

between curve and surface 183

changing at constraints 422

create with align 85

creating with birail 256

creating with N-sided 281

creating with Square 271

curvature 24, 91, 503

definition of 23

G3 and G4 24

in curve networks 440, 442

positional 23, 89

setting tolerances 63

tangent 23, 90

types of 23

Continuity option 474

Continuity to Adjacent Surface(s) option 473

contours

curves on surface along 542

Control Panel 480

shelf area 483

showing and hiding object features 486

using to rebuild objects 485

control vertices 8

definition 8

converting

rational surfaces to non- rational 336

to uniform parameterization

curves 192

surfaces 336

coordinate system

construction planes 38

world space 38

copying

curves 202

with an offset 114

corner surfaces

building rounded 295

Corners tool 472

create CoS option

in tubular offet 119

Create Guidelines option 131

Create History option 469, 546

Create locator 365

Create Trimmed Surface option 475

creating

a curve through intersections 215

curves from isoparms 202

faces 224

fillet between curves 207

fillet between surfaces 288

free construction planes 39

geometric primitives 72

geometry construction plane 40

new curves 128

offset copy 114

point locators 365

rational geometry 65

text 77

Criteria option 533

cross sections 499

at fixed steps 499

creating 535

dynamic 538

fitting curves to 137

from picked curves 500

Cube 72

curvature 503, 523

changing type at constraints 424

curves on surface from 541

definition of 12

finding areas of high curvature 526

finding discontinuities in

376

geometric 424

how to modify 378

measuring minimum and maximum 548

measuring on curves 376

measuring on surfaces 382

on cross sections 504

on isoparms 503

parametric 424

ranges of 379, 380, 385

Curvature button 539

curvature continuity

aligning with 91

definition of 24

Curvature properties locators 382

creating 383

display 382

editing 385

parameters 386

showing detailed combs 384

showing information about a point 384

uses 382

Curvature Scale option 93

Curvature Type option 528, 545

Curvature Type options 549

Curvature Value option 545

Curve Break Connection option 115

Curve curvature locators 376

creating 377

display 377

editing 378

options 381

parameters 379

uses 376

Curve Cutting Radius option 116

Curve editor 178

manipulator 178

parameters 179

using the 178

curve intersection

checking 175

curve locators

creating 365

Curve Loop Cutting option 116

curve network toolbox 433

curve networks

adding and subtracting curves 439

continuity 440, 442

creating 435

editing 443

overview 430

picking 437

rebuilding 437

sculpt curves 445, 449

terminology 431

troubleshooting 452

valid topology 431

Curve Offset Plane option 115

curve on surface

drawing with edit points 134

Curve planarize 198

options 199

Curve precision tool 53

Curve section 215

options 218

curves

adding points to 162

adding to/subtracting from a curve network 439

aligning 85

auto-tracing on an image plane 139

blend curves 408

building surfaces from boundary 266, 268

changing degree 195, 196

constructing quality 15

converting to uniform parameterization 192

creating 128

creating from cross sections 535

creating from isoparms 202

creating guidelines on 36

creating through intersections 215

degree 11

deleting segments on 214

detaching at inflection points 213

digitizing 142

display of 130

drawing perpendicular or tangent 129

drawing with CVs 129

drawing with edit points 128

duplicating 202

editing with the Curve editor 178

extending 105

extruding 237

filleting 207

fitting to cross-sections 137

flattening onto a plane 198

joining to keypoint curves 168

line-arc composite 150

making continuous with curve intersection 185

making continuous with surfaces 183

making intersect 172

making tangent at an angle 186

mapping onto surface 322

matching parameterization on 192

mathematical representation 4

measuring curvature 376

measuring length of 403

min/max deviation between 391

min/max deviation from a surface 392

offseting 114

parametric representation 5

projecting onto a point cloud 466

rebuilding 190

reducing spans 190

removing multi-knots on 192

reshaping 170

reversing 120

sectioning 215

at a parameter or distance 216

at intersections with other objects 215

sketching freehand 132

smoothing 112

snapping to 35

stretching 170

sweeping 241

sweeping along two paths 251

sweeping animated 261

curves on surface

along a contour 542

creating at surface intersections 320

creating by projecting curves 321

creating from criteria 540

definition of 22

drawing 134

drawing freehand 135

from geometry mapping 322

from horizon line 542

ignoring dashed 332

on curvature lines 541

on highlights 540

trimming with 329

cutting

keypoint curves 211

CVs

aligning rows of 316

changing weight 164

drawing curves with 129

moving 495

multiplicity 9

showing and hiding 486

Cylinder 72

cylinder

options 76

D

dashed

curves on surface 332

Decay Degree option 94

Default Continuity option 434

degree

changing 195, 196, 339

changing on blend curves 426

comparison and characteristics 11

definition of 5

degree 1 geometry

converting to degree 3 108

Del guidelines 37

Del locators 362

Delete curve segment 214

deleting

a curve segment 214

blend curves constraints 416

construction history 46, 47

construction planes 42

guidelines 37

locators 364

Detach 100

options 100

detaching

blends curves from geometry 415

curves at inflection points 213

detaching objects 100

Detailed tool 472

deviation

measuring min and max 391

showing numeric values 521

Deviation Measure 388

creating 388

editing 389

parameters 389

Deviation Table command 521

diagnostic shading 488

modes 489

diameter

measuring 373

Diameter Measure 373

Digitize 142

digitized data

using to reshape surfaces 347

digitizing

curves 142

from a real drawing 143

digitizing tablet

mapping to window 142

using to create curves 142

Direct Modeling control panel 480

direction

constraint on blend curves 409

Direction X,Y,Z options 532

Display normals and tangents options 122

Display option 528

Display precision

changing 53

Display Tgls

Locators 362

displaying

CV weights 164

dissociating

blend curves 415

distance

measuring between two points 369

sectioning curves based on 216

distance locators

display 371

editing 371

true or projected 372

Distance Measure 369

distance measure

parameters 371

Distance of extension 107

dividing

surfaces into pieces 331

double-horizon texture shading 494

Draft 301

options 306

three uses of the tool 301

using the angle/distance manipulator 304

using the pull direction manipulator 304

draft angle

changing with manipulator 397

measuring 395

specifying value 401

Draft properties 395

adding locator for 396

concept 395

display of locator 395

editing 398

parameters and options 400

showing information about a point 397

using the manipulator 397

using the tolerance option 399, 401

draft surfaces 301

creating 302

Draft tools

common options 306

Drag keypoints 167

drawing

blend curves 411

curves 128

curves on surface 134

keypoint arcs and circles 152

keypoint circles 153

keypoint ellipses 157

keypoint lines 144

line-arc composite curves 150

polylines 144

single key lines 144

three-point arcs 152

two-point arcs 153

Duplicate curve 202

options 203

duplicating

curves 202

dynamic cross sections 538

E

edges

extending 105

Edit comment 48

edit points

aligning 87

definition 8

drawing curve on surface with 134

drawing curves with 128

inserting 103

inserting at intersections 215, 323

editing

annotation locators 367

blend curves 414

construction history 47, 52

construction planes 42

Curvature properties locators 385

Curve curvature locators 378

curves 178

Deviation Measure 389

distance and angle locators 371

Draft properties 398

keypoint attributes 167

locators 363

radial locators 374

Ellipse 157

options 158

ellipses

drawing keypoint 157

End option 502

End Tangents options 110

evaluation map shading 490

Evaluation Type options 543

EvalViewer 462

Explicit option 89

Extend 105

options 106

extending

Round edge fillet 298

extending edges 105

Extra CV Rows option 94

Extrapolate extension 107

Extrude 237

options 238

extruding

curves 237

with a beveled edge 285

F

faces

creating 224

definition of 25, 224

display of 224

representing with trimmed surfaces 224

fillet

between surface curves 289

between two points on curves 208

with specific radius 207, 288

with variable radius 296

Fillet curves 207

options 209

Fillet surfaces 288

options 291

filleting

between curves 207

between surfaces 288

edges 295

Fit attach type 97

Fit B-spline 108

options 109

Fit Curve 137

options 137

Fit Surface To option 474

Fit Type options 109

fitting

curves to cross sections 137

fitting tolerances

setting 63

Fixed Intersection option 91

flange surfaces 301

creating 303

flattening

curves onto a plane 198

fractional units

typing 59

Free Intersection option 91

freeform fillet

creating between curves 208

creating between surfaces 289

freehand drawing

curves 132

curves on surface 135

funnel

creating surface shaped as a 243

G

G0-G4

definitions 422

generation curves

in Birail 253

Geom button 539

geometric curvature

on blend curves 424

geometry

constraint on blend curves 409

construction planes relative to 40

detaching constraints from 415

rational and non-rational 13

Geometry mapping 320

options 327

Geometry option 501

Grid preset 30

options 34

grid settings

saving between sessions 32

Grid spacing 30

options 33

grid spacing

changing the 30

resetting 31

setting default 31

Gridded tool 471

grids

snapping to 35

turning off display of 32

grooves

creating with Tubular offset 117

guidelines 36

deleting 37

maximum number 37

placing points with 36

setting maximum number 37

toggling 36

working with 36

H

helical surface

creating a 243

high curvature

adding edit points in regions of 191

highlights 530

curves on surface on 540

history

of splines 4

horizon line

curves on surface from 542

Horizon Type option 546

horizontal highlights shading 492

Hull precision tool 54

hulls

aligning to a plane 316

showing and hiding 486

I

IGES entities

for keypoint curves 154

image plane

auto-tracing 139

implied tangency

in Birail 257

in Square 272

implied tangent 442

importing

point clouds 462

inertia 551

inflection points

detaching curves at 213

finding 376

inflections

finding 527

information

obtaining

with the Query tool 50

Initial Projection option 469

Insert 103

Insert at Param option 92

inserting

edit points at intersections 215, 323

points and isoparms 103

integrating

changes from clay model 346

Intersect 319

options 324

intersecting

surfaces 320

two shells 344

intersection

checking curve 175

creating between curves 172

intersections

creating a curve through 215

creating curves on surface at 320

inserting edit points 323

inserting edit points at 215

sectioning curves at their 215

isoparms

creating curves from 202

definition of 19

inserting 103

showing and hiding 486

J

Jack 72

Join curves 211

Join Parameter option 93

joining

keypoint curves 211

normal and keypoint curves 168

joints

creating with surface Blend 294

K

Keep which region option 465

keypoint arcs

attributes 156

drawing 152

drawing concentric to an arc 155

drawing tangent to curves 155

keypoint attributes 168

editing 167

keypoint circles

drawing 153

keypoint curves

composite 212

cutting and joining 211

definition 17

drawing alternating lines and arcs 150

exported as IGES 154

joining to normal curves 168

keypoint ellipses

drawing 157

keypoint lines

drawing 144

drawing at an angle to curve 147

drawing parallel to curve 146

drawing perpendicular to curve 149

drawing tangent to curves 148

relationship attributes 147

keypoint tools

using guidelines 36

keypoints

moving 167

Knee ratio option 209, 292

Knot Insertion option 99

L

labelling

introduction 362

length

measuring curve 403

measuring surface 403

Light Direction option 544

Light Origin option 544

Light Spacing option 544

Light Width option 544

limitations

of NURBS 22

on CV weights 164

on multiplicity 165

Line 144

line

drawing at an angle 147

drawing parallel 146

Line at angle 146

Linear extension 106

linear geometry

converting to cubic 108

linear measurements

adding 369

linear units 61

Line-arc 150

line-arc keypoint curves 150

lines

drawing perpendicular 149

drawing tangent 148

location

constraint on blend curves 409

Locators

Deviation measures

Draft properties 395

locators 362

angle 370

annotation 367

changing properties of 366

curve curvature 376

deleting 364

deviation 388

diameter 373

distance 369

draft properties 395

editing 363

min/max deviation 391

moving 363

point 365

radius 373

surface curvature 382

toggling 364

toggling in selected windows 366

uses 365

M

making

curves continuous wih surfaces 183

curves continuous with curve intersections 185

manipulator

in blend curves 420

in Draft 304

in Draft properties 397

in Project tangent 185

in Revolve 234

in Square 269

on construction planes 40

on primitives 73

on the Curve editor 178

mapping

curves onto surface 322

tablet to window 142

Mass properties 550

matching

curves parameterization 192

parameterization on surfaces 335

Max Spans Factor option 116

maximum curvature 548

Maximum Iterations option 469

measuring

angle 370

arc length 403

curve curvature 376

deviation between curves 388

diameter 373

distance 369

draft angle 395

introduction to 362

min/max deviation 391

radius 373

surface curvature 382

Merge 464

Merge option 107

Min./Max. Threshold options 498

min/max deviation

between a curve and a surface 392

between a surface and a cloud 392

between curves 391

between surfaces 391

Min/Max Deviation Measures 391

parameters 393

minimum curvature 548

MinMax CrvSrf deviation 391

MinMax deviation 391

MinMax SrfSrf deviation 391

modeling

modes 64

tolerances 63

modeling options

setting 58

Modify Both option 89

Modify First option 89, 90

Modify Second option 89, 91

Move Both option 90

Move CV tool 495

Move First option 90

Move locator 362

Move project vector 321

Move Second option 90

moving

keypoints 167

locators 363

multi-knots

definition 9

removing from curves 192

removing from surfaces 335

Multiplicity 165

multiplicity

changing 165

limitations 165

of CVs 9

N

New curve 128

options 130

New curve on surf 134

options 135

non-rational geometry 13

non-rational surfaces

converting to rational 336

normals

definition 20

orienting toward/away from a point 121

projecting curves along 322

reasons for reorienting 121

reversing 120

N-sided 278

editing construction history in 279

options 280

using continuity table 281

n-sided surfaces 278

Num option 505

Number of Lights option 544

Number of radial sections option 537

Number option 539

NURBS

definition of 7

limitations 22

surfaces 18

O

objects

rebuilding 485

Offset 114

options 115

offsetting

objects 114

surfaces with continuity 347, 348

open objects

closing 101

opening

closed objects 101

Options 97, 267

Orient surfaces option 122

Orientation point option 122

origin inertia 551

P

parallel

drawing a line 146

Parallel line 146

parameter

sectioning curves based on 216

parameterization

changing on blend curves 427

chord-length 11

converting curves to uniform 192

converting surfaces to uniform 336

definition of 10

matching on curves 192

matching on surfaces 335

uniform 11

parametric curvature

on blend curves 424

Partial Joins option 92

parting line

showing 401

Patch precision tool 53

patches

on surfaces 20

Percent of Points Within Tolerance option 474, 475

perpendicular

curves 129

drawing line 149

perspective window

placement of objects in

with construction planes 39

Pick list 481

picking

curve networks 437

placing points

with guidelines 36

planar curves

combining into 3D curve 205

planar faces

creating 224

Plane 72

Plane Normal option 545

Plane Origin option 545

point clouds

creating surfaces from 470

dividing and merging 464

importing 462

overview 459

picking 460

projecting a curve onto 466

tessellating 476

toggling 461

Point Location Method option 469

Point locator 365

points

adding to curves 162

snapping to 35

Polyline 144

polylines

drawing 144

polysets

creating from point clouds 476

positional continuity

aligning with 89

definition of 23

Precision option 498

Precsion option 554

Preserve Shape option 102

primitives

common options 74

creating geometric 72

creating rational 74

using the manipulator 73

Project 319

options 325

Project Curve Onto option 469

Project normal 319

options 326

Project tangent 182

parameters 187

using manipulator 185

projecting

curves along surface normals 322

curves on surfaces 321

two planar curves into a 3D curve 205

projection vector 319

changing the 321

Projection Vector option 468

pull direction

in Draft properties 395

Q

Query edit 50

R

radial locators

adding 373

editing 374

Radial Measures

parameters 375

Radial pivot point option 537

radii, finding small 525

radius

creating curve fillet with constant 207

creating surface fillet with constant 288

creating surface fillet with variable 296

measuring 373

Radius Measure 373

rails

sweeping along 251

random color shading 489

Range min/max options 532

Range option 523, 528, 529

Ratio Value option 111

rational geometry 13

creating 65

rational surfaces

converting to non- rational 336

Rebuild Cross-section option 537

Rebuild curve 190

options 193

Rebuild Edge option 434

Rebuild surface 334

options 337

rebuilding

complex curves 190

complex surfaces 334

reducing

number of spans

on curves 190

on surfaces 334

reflection map shading 494

Remove const plane 38

removing

multi-knots on curves 192

multi-knots on surfaces 335

resetting

grid spacing 31

reshaping

surfaces from digitized data 347

Reverse direction 120

options 122

Reverse U option 123

Reverse V option 123

reversing

master-slave relationship on blend curves 416

Revolve 233

editing construction history 234

options 235

using manipulator 234

revolving

curves 233

ridges

creating with Tubular offset 117

Round 295

conditions and results 299

editing construction history 298

options 299

using the buttons 296

Round fillet

extending 298

rounded edges

building 295

rounding

corners and edges 295

S

saddle points

finding 527

Sample every nth pt option 463

Samples option 505

saving

deviation table values 522

grid settings 32

Scale option 498, 504, 528

scan data

measuring deviation from 497

sculpt curves 445, 449

Section Type option 536

sectioning

at a parameter or distance 216

at the intersection with other objects 215

curves 215

segments

deleting on curves 214

Set const plane 38

Set planar 224

options 226

setting

continuity tolerances 63

default grid spacing 31

digitizer mapping 142

fitting tolerances 63

maximum number of guidelines 37

modeling options 58

site-wide CAD presets 59

units 61

Setup digitizer 142

sharp bends

by increasing multiplicity 165

Shell intersect 344

Shell subtract 344

Shell union 344

shells

and normals 342

definition of 25

intersection 344

limitations 26

main uses 25

performing boolean operations on 344

primitive spheres 75

stitching surfaces into 341

subtraction 344

union 345

unstitching 341

shelves

in control panel 483

Show Comb option 519

Show Deviation tool 497

Show Edge Labels option 518

Show Max Labels option 518

Show Range option 533

showing

information on an object 50

sidedness 21

single color shading 489

single key lines

drawing 144

sketching

curves 132

skew sliders 94

Skews Allowed option 92

Skin 227

options 229

skinning

a surface across curves 227

tips 228

with Auto Recalc off 228

with Auto Recalc on 227

Smooth 112

options 113

smoothing 112

snapping

to grids, curves and points 35

space locators

creating 365

Spacing option 502, 505

Spacing Plane option 544

spans

reducing number of 190, 334

Spans Between U/V Isoparms option 473

Sphere 72

options 75

splines

degree 5

history of 4

Square 268

editing construction history in 269

options 271

tips 269

using continuity table 271

Start option 502

Start/End Coordinate options 537

Start/End U/V Continuity option 113

Step option 502

Step Size option 537, 539

Stitch 341

options 342

stitching

surfaces into shells 341

Stretch 170

options 171

stretching

curves 170

Subdivision option 544

Subset 464

subtracting

one shell from another 344

Surf curvature tool 523

Surface Direction option 113

Surface evaluate tool 540

surface locators

creating 365

Surface plane 38

surfaces

aligning 85

aligning hulls of 316

aligning several 314

building 3-sided 266

building 4-sided 266

building a blended surface between 293

building beveled 285

building birail 251

building extruded 237

building from boundaries 266

building from four boundaries with continuity 268

building N-sided 278

building revolved 233

building rounded edges and corners 295

building ruled surfaces from curves 301

building skinned 227

building swept 241

changing degree 339

combining into one 308

converting to uniform parameterization 336

creating a funnel shape 243

creating a helical shape 243

creating from point clouds 470

cross sections on 499

description of 18

different types of

18

dividing into pieces 331

extending 105

filleting 288

from blended boundaries 266, 268

intersecting 320

keeping or discarding regions 330

mapping curves onto 322

matching parameterization on 335

measure length of 403

measuring curvature 382

measuring deviation from scan data 497

min/max deviation between 391

min/max deviation from a cloud 392

min/max deviation from a curve 392

normals 20

projecting curves along 322

offseting 114

offsetting with Claymate 348

patches 20

rebuilding 334

reducing spans 334

removing multi-knots from 335

reshaping with digitized data 347

reversing 120

showing normals 120

smoothing 112

stitching into shells 341

trimmimg 329

untrimming 331

with more than four sides 278

surfaces of revolution

building 233

Swap U and V option 123

swapping

U and V parameters 120

sweeping

a curve along a path 241

a curve along two paths 251

an animated curve 261

Swept 241

editing construction history 244

options 246

T

tangency

finding discontinuities, 376

implied 257, 272

tangency at an angle

for Birail surfaces 257

for curves 186

for Square surfaces 272

manipulator in Square 269

tangent

curves 129

drawing keypoint arcs 155

drawing lines 148

Tangent attach type 98

tangent continuity

aligning several surfaces with 314

aligning with 90

definition of 23

Tangent Scale option 93

Tessellate tool 476

text

creating 77

parameters 79

text comments

adding to an object 48

seeing 48

texture shading 494

Tgl const plane 38

Thickness option 554

three-point arcs

drawing 152

three-point plane

creating a 42

tips

for building skin surfaces 228

for building Square surfaces 269

for constructing curves 15

on boolean operations 345

toggling

construction planes 42

guidelines 36

locators 364

Tolerance option 474, 475, 534, 554

Tolerance slider 488

tolerances

for modeling 63

torsion

showing 376, 379

Torus 72

options 75

triangular surfaces 266

with continuity 278

Trim 329

options 332

Trim dashed CoS option

using 332

Trim divide 329

trim history 329

trimmed surfaces

created by N-sided 278

creating planar 225

representing faces with 224

trimming 329

inTubular offset 118

keeping all regions 331

surfaces 329, 330

tolerances 332

undo 331

Tubular offset 117

options 119

purpose 117

turning off

grid display 32

two-point arcs

drawing 153

Type option 553

typing

fractional units 59

U

undercuts 395

displaying 401

uniform

parameterization 11

uniform parameterization

converting curves to 192

converting surfaces to 336

units

setting 61

Unstitch 341

unstitching

shells 341

Untrim 329

options 333

untrimming

surfaces 331

UV parameters

swapping 120

V

Vector from window 322

vertical highlights shading 493

View Direction option 546

View Point option 546

Visual option 545

volume, measuring 550

W

weights

changing on CVs 164

displaying 164

limitations 164

wireframe mode 489

working

with guidelines 36

world space

coordinate system 38

Z

zebra stripes 530

zebra stripes shading 492, 493





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