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Extract Shape D ialog 849
By Color—
Sorts by object wireframe color. The
sort ing order is arbitrary; shapes of the same color
are grouped together.
By Size—This switch is available but has no effect
on sorting.
List Types grou p
Because this dialog is specifically designed to work
with the Sweep modifier, the List Type group is
locked to only displa y Shapes. Shapes is the only
switch in this group that affects what is displayed.
All/None/Inver t—These buttons alter the pattern of
activation of the List Types options.
Selection Sets group
The Selection Sets group is unavailable in the Pick
Shape dialog.
Extract Shape Dialog
Select a shape that already has a Sweep mo difier using a
Custom Section applie d. > Modify Panel > Section Type
rollout > Click Extract.
The Extract functionality allows you to recover
custom cross-sections that may have been deleted
from the scene. As long as you have a sweep in
the scene that uses the deleted shape as a custom
cross-section, Extract c an be used to restore it to
the scene.
In a large scene that has many objects and shapes,
you can also use Extract if you want to quickly
duplicate a section used by the sweep instead of
searching for the original shape you u sed as the
section.
Pr ocedur es
To ex tr a ct a section fr om a s weep:
1.
In the viewport, pick a swept shape.
2. Open the Modify panel and click the Ext r ac t
button from the Custom Section Types group
of the Section Types rollout.
The Extrac t Shapes dialog is displayed.
3. Enteranewnamefortheextractedsectionif
you want.
4. Specify the type of cloned shape you want
extracted; a copy, an instance or a reference.
5. Click OK.
Interf ace
Name—This field shows the default name that
will be given to the extracted section. By
default, it a lways has the naming convention of
Sweep_ShapeName01 , Sweep_ShapeName02 ,etc.
For example, if your missing section was named
Roman-Ogee, the extracted shape w i ll be named
Sweep_Roman-Ogee01 .
Co py—Places a copy of the extrac ted sect ion at the
global origin (0,0,0).
Instance—Places an instance of the extracted
section at the global origin.
Reference—Places a reference of the extracted
section at the global origin.
Merge File (Sweep Modifier)
Select a shape that already has a Sweep modifier using a
Custom Se ction applied. > Modify Panel > S ection Type
rollout > Click Merge From File.
The Merge File dialog for the Sweep modifier
appears when you click t he Merge From File
button. Merge From File allows you to bring