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R end er er—
Turn this on to specify Radial or
Rectangular parameters for the shape as it will
displaywhenrenderedorviewedintheviewport
when Enable in Viewport is turned on.
Radial—Displays the 3D mesh as a cy lindrical
object.
Thick ness—Specifies the diameter of the viewpor t
or rendered spline mesh. Default=1.0. Range=0.0
to 100,000,000.0.
Splines rendered at thickness of 1.0 and 5.0, respectively
Sides—Sets the number of sides (or facets) for
thesplinemeshntheviewportorrenderer.For
example, a value of 4 results in a square cross
section.
Angle—Adjusts the rotational position of the
cross-section in the viewport or renderer. For
example, if the spline mesh has a square cross
section y ou can use Angle to position a "flat" side
down.
Rectangular—Displays the spline’s mesh s hape
as a rectangle.
Lengt h—Specifies the size of the cross–sect ion
along the local
Y
axis.
Width—Specifies the size of the cross–section
along the local
X
axis.
Angle—Adjusts the rotational position of the
cross-section in the viewport or renderer. For
example, if you have a square cross-section you
canuseAngletopositiona"flat"sidedown.
Aspect—Sets the aspect ratio for rectangular
cross-sections. The Lo ck check box lets you lock
the aspect ratio. When Lock is turned on, Width is
locked to Length that results in a constant ratio of
Width to Length.
Expor ting to DXF Files
File me nu > Ex p ort > Select File To Export dialog > S ave
As Type > AutoCAD (*.DXF)
DXF files are u sed to import and export objects
to and from AutoCAD (and other programs that
support this file format).
Note: The DXF Exporter can export only
mesh data. Therefore, all
shapes and splines
(page 3–1105)
are exported as mesh objects.
Consequently, an y open splines (which cannot be
conver ted to mesh objects) in your scene will not
be exported.
See also
Exporting to AutoCAD DWG Files (page 3–545)
Interfa ce