
Introduction	Background Information Introduction to Curve Geometry Understanding Curves Rational vs. Non-rational Geometry Tips for Constructing Quality Curves Keypoint Curves Understanding Surfaces Continuity Shells and Faces
Modeling Aids	Construction Aids Changing the Grid Spacing Snapping to Grids, Curves, and Points Working With Guidelines Construction Planes Working in Alias Working With Construction History Adding Text Comments to an Object Showing Basic Information About an Object Changing the Display Precision of Objects Setting Options for Modeling
Basic Modeling	Creating Objects Objects Palette Summary Creating Geometric Primitives Creating Text Editing Objects Object Edit Palette Summary Aligning Curves and Surfaces Attaching Objects Detaching Objects Making Objects Open or Closed Inserting New Points or Isoparms Extending Edges Converting Linear Geometry to Cubic Smoothing Creating an Offset Copy Creating Ridges and Grooves Reversing Direction and Normals Creating Curves Curves Palette Summary Drawing Curves Sketching New Curves Freehand Drawing Curves-on-Surface Fitting a Curve to a Cross-section Line Auto-tracing Curves from an Image Plane Creating Curves Using a Digitizing Tablet Drawing Keypoint Lines Drawing Keypoint Lines Parallel or at an Angle Drawing Keypoint Lines Tangent to Curves Drawing a Sequence of Lines and Arcs Drawing Keypoint Arcs and Circles Drawing Keypoint Arcs in Relation to Other Curves Drawing Keypoint Ellipses Editing Curves Curve Edit Palette Summary Adding Points to a Curve Changing the Weight of CVs Making Sharper Bends in Curves with Multiplicity Editing Keypoint Curves Stretching Curves Making Curves Intersect Using the Curve Editor Creating Continuity Between Curves and Other Objects Rebuilding Complex Curves Flattening Curves onto a Plane Creating Curves from Other Curves Duplicating Curves Projecting Two Planar Curves into a 3D Curve Adding a Fillet Between Curves Cutting and Joining Keypoint Curves Detaching a Curve at the Points of Inflection Deleting a Segment of a Curve Sectioning Curves Building Surfaces Surfaces Palette Summary Making a Planar Face from Bounding Curves Skinning a Surface Across Curves Revolving a Curve Extruding a Curve Sweeping a Curve Along a Path Sweeping a Curve Along Two Paths with Birail Sweeping an Animated Curve Building From Three/Four Boundary Curves Building from Four Boundary Curves with Continuity Building an N-Sided Surface Extruding with a Beveled Edge Creating a Fillet Between Surfaces Blending a New Surface Between Surface Boundaries Creating Rounded Edges, Corners and Fillets Using Draft, Flange and Collar Combining Several Surfaces into One Editing Surfaces Surface Edit Palette Summary Aligning Several Surfaces Aligning Hulls to a Plane Creating Curves-on-Surface from Geometry Trimming Surfaces with Curves-on-Surface Rebuilding Complex Surfaces Stitching/Unstitching Surfaces into Shells Performing Boolean Operations on Shells Integrating Clay Model Changes Setting Up for Worldspace Texture Mapping Labeling and Measuring Locators Palette Summary Introduction to Labeling and Locators Adding a Point Locator Adding an Annotation Adding Linear and Angular Measurements Adding Radial Measurements Adding a Curvature Measurement to a Curve Adding a Curvature Measurement to a Surface Adding a Curve Deviation Measurement Adding Min/Max Deviation Measurements Adding a Draft Angle Measurement Measuring Arc Lengths
Advanced Modeling	Blend Curves Introduction to Blend Curves Drawing Blend Curves Editing Blend Curves Changing the Type of a Constraint Changing the Continuity of a Constraint Changing the Curvature Type of a Constraint Changing the Degree and Parameterization Type Curve Networks Introduction to Curve Networks Creating a New Network Basic Curve Network Procedures Adding and Subtracting Curves Changing the Continuity Along Curves Creating Continuity with an Implied Half Editing Curves While Maintaining Intersections Using Sculpt Curves Changing the Influence of Sculpt Curves Troubleshooting the Network Working With Point Cloud Data Point Clouds Palette Summary Introduction and General Cloud Procedures Importing Point Cloud Data Dividing and Merging Point Clouds Projecting a Curve Onto a Point Cloud Creating Surfaces From Point Clouds Creating a Polyset From a Point Cloud Using the Direct Modeling Control Panel Introduction Using the Shelf Area in the Control Panel Rebuilding geometry Displaying or Hiding Features of the Picked Geometry Using Diagnostic Shading Moving CVs Measuring Scan Data to Surface Deviation Viewing Cross Sections on a Surface Working with Curvature Combs Evaluating Your Model Evaluate Palette Summary Checking the Continuity Between Curves Checking Continuity Between and Within Surfaces Examining Deviation Values Showing Surface Curvature Showing Surface Features with Highlights Creating Cross-Section Lines Viewing a Dynamic Cross-Section Creating Curves on Surface for Various Criteria Measuring Minimum and Maximum Curvature Measuring Mass Properties

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