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Bulge Editor 1117
1.
On the Bulge Editor toolbar, turn on Select
And Translate CS.
2. In Profi le v iew, click to select a cross sec tion.
3. Select additional cross sections by doing one
of the following:
•Use
Ct rl +click to add cross sec tions to the
selection.
• Drag a rectangular region in the Profile view.
All cross sections that the region surrounds
or crosses are selected.
Tip: Use Alt +click to remove a cross section
from the selection.
To move cross sections a long the link :
Movingacrosssectionrepositionswhereonthe
mesh a bulge occurs.
1. Select the cross sections to move .
2. On the Bulge Editor toolbar, click Select
And Translate CS.
Tip: If you are moving a single cross section, you
canskipstep1andclickthecrosssectionafter
you click S elect And Translate CS Slice.
3. Drag left or right in the Profile view to move the
cross section (or cross sec tions) left or r ight.
Note: You cannot move cross sections through
each other.
To copy and paste cross sections:
1.
Select the cross sec tion to copy.
2. On the Bulge Editor toolbar, click Copy
Selected CS.
3. Select a cross section to paste over.
4. On the Bulge Editor toolbar, click Paste
Selected CS.
The cross sec tion you pasted now has the shape
of the cross sect ion you copied.
Note: You can copy a cross section and paste
it to a similar cross section on another link.
Create a bulge angle and an appropriate cross
sectiononthetargetlinkbeforepasting. If
necessary, use Mirror Selected CS after pasting.
To change the sha pe of a cross section:
1.
In the Profile view, click to select a cross section.
2. In the Cross Section view, use
the t ransform tools to move, sca le, or rotate the
cross section’s control points.
Yo u c a n a l s o a d d o r d e l e t e c r o s s
section control points.
You can also use freehand drawing to add
control points.
To change the Profile view or ientation:
1.
In the Cross Sect ion view, move the cursor to
the outer end of the orientation bar.
ThecursorchangestoashapeliketheCross
Section view.
2. Drag to rotate the orientation bar.
When you release the mouse, the Profile v iew
updates to show the profile at the angle of the
orientation bar.
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