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Editing Surface Sub-Objects 1143
Pr ocedur es
To transform sur face sub-objects:
1.
At the Surface sub-object level, selec t one or
more surface sub-objects.
Thesub-objectselectiontoolsarethesameas
for other kinds of sub-objects. In addition,
you can use the H key when t he status bar’s
K eyboard Shortcut Override Toggle button is
on. See
Sub-Object Selection (page 1–1086) .
The Selection group b ox, described under
"Interface" later in this topic, provides
additional options for selecting surfaces.
2. Turn on Move or another transform and then
drag in a viewport to transform the selection.
Theshapeofthemodelchangesasyou
interactively transform the surfaces.
Tip: The Lock Selection Set button is useful
when you transform NURBS sub-objects. You
canmakeaselectioninoneviewport,click
Lock Selection Set (or press the SPACEBAR),
andthentransformtheselectioninadifferent
viewport.
To use the keyboard to select surf ace sub-objects:
You can select surface sub-objects using the CTRL
key and the arrow keys. The arrows traverse the
sub-objects in the order they were c reated. To do
so, follow these steps:
1. Tu r n on th e Ke y bo ard Sh or tcut
Override Toggle.
2. At t he Surface sub-object level, set the
selectioncontrolstoselectsurfacesindividually.
3. Click or drag to select sur faces.
4. Hold down CTRL and use the arrow keys to
move among surfaces in the current model.
At the Sur face sub-object level, the left and
right arrow keys move forward and backward
through individual surfaces in the order they
were created. The up and down arrows are
equivalent to left and right.
Yo u c a n a l s o u s e t h e H keyboard shortcut (while
theKeyboardShortcutOverrideToggleison)
to display a dialog and select sur faces by name.
CTRL+H displays only the names of surfaces
directly beneath the mouse c ursor.
To delete a sur face:
• Select the sur face and then click Delete.
Keyboard shortcut: DEL
Tomakeasurfacealoft:
1.
Select the surface and then click Make Loft. A
Make Loft dialog (page 1–1235) is displayed.
2. U se the Make Loft dialog controls to choose the
settings for the new surface, and then click OK.
To br ea k a su r f a ce:
1.
TurnonBreakRow,BreakCol.,orBreakBoth,
and then drag over t he surface.