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Detach—
Copies selected splines to a new spline
object, and deletes them from the currently
selected spline if Copy is clear.
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Reorient—The spline being detached is moved
and rotated so that its creation local coordinate
system is alig ned with the creation local
coordinate system of the selected spline.
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Co py—When selected, copies rather than moves
thesplineasitisdetached.
Explode—Breaks up any selected splines by
converting each segment to a separate spline
orobject. Thisisatime-savingequivalentof
using Detach on each segment in the spline in
succession.
You can choose to explode to splines or objects. If
you choose Object, you’re prompted for a name;
each successive new spline object uses that name
appended with an inc remented two-digit number.
Sur face Proper tie s rollout
Material group
You can apply different material IDs (see
material ID (page 3–1063) ) to splines in shapes
containing multiple splines. You can then assign
a
multi/sub-object material (page 2–1403) to
such shapes, which appears when the spline is
renderable, or when used for lathing or extrusion.
Set ID—Lets you assign a particular material
ID number to selected segments for use w ith
multi/sub-object materials and other applications.
Usethespinnerorenterthenumberfromthe
keyboard. The total number of available IDs is
65,535.
Select ID—Selects the segments or splines
corresponding to the Material ID specified in
theadjacentIDfield.Typeorusethespinnerto
specify an ID, then click the Select ID button.
Select B y Name—This drop-down list shows
the names of sub-materials if an object has a
M ulti/Sub-object material assigned to it. Click
the drop ar row and select a material from the list.
The segments or splines that are assigned that
material are selected. If a shape does not have a
M ulti/Sub-Object material assigned to it, the name
list will be unavailable. Likewise, if multiple shapes
areselectedthathaveanEditSplinemodifier
appliedtothem,thenamelistisinactive.
Clear Sel ection—When turned on, selecting a new
ID or material name, forces a deselection of any
previously selected segments or splines. If turned
off, selections are cumulative s o new ID or material
name selections add to a previous selection set of
segments or splines. Default=on.
Cr eati ng Compound
Obj ect s
Com po und Objec ts
Create panel > Geometr y > Compound Objects
Create menu > Compound
Comp ound objects generally combine two or
more exist ing objects into a single object.