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Stitch Tool Dialog 901
using one of the automatic tools on the Mapping
menu (page 1–887)
,youcanusetheStitch
tool to recombine specific clusters by merging
corresponding edges.
Note: You c an stitch together only two clusters at a
time. If the current sub-object selection is shared
by more than one cluster, then “majority rules”:
Stitch attaches the cl uster that shares the most
sub-objects. If the number of sub-objects shared
bymultipleotherclustersisthesame,thesoftware
attachestheclusterwhosesharedsub-objectswere
chosen first.
Procedure
To stitch two clusters together:
1.
In the “source” cluster, select sub-objects along
an edge you want to connect.
By default, this causes the shared edges to
highlight in the “target” object(s).
2. Choose Stitch Selected.
The clusters are connected.
3. Adjust the settings on the Stitch Tool dialog.
Feedback takes place in real time.
4. ClickOKtoacceptorCanceltoabort.
Inter face
Align Clusters—Moves the target cluster to the
source cluster, and rotates the target cluster into
place if necessary. When off, the target cluster
remains in its original position and orientation.
Default=on.
Tip: If your clusters overlap after stitching with
Align Clusters turned on, cancel the stitching, and
then position and align them as you want t hem
after stitching. Then use the Stitch tool with Align
Clusters turned off.
Scale Clusters—Resizes the target cluster to a size
comparable to that of the source cluster. Takes
effect only when Al ign Clusters is on. Default=on.
Edges chosen to stitch (lef t ); Clusters aligned (center);
Clusters aligned and sc aled, with Bias=0 (right)
Bias—When Scale Clusters is off, Bias sets the
extent to which attached sub-objects are mov ed
from their original positions. At Bias=0, the
sub-objectsremainintheiroriginalpositionsin
thesourcecluster.AtBias=1,sub-objectsremain
in their original positions in the target cluster. At
in-between settings, their positions are averaged
between the two.
When Scale Clusters is on, Bias sets where the
software derives the scaling of the target cluster(s).
At Bias=0, the scale is fully derived from the
stitched edges on the source. At Bias=1, the scale is
fully derived from the st itched edges on the target.
At in-between settings, the scaling is averaged
between the two.
OK —Accepts the changes and closes the dialog.
Cance l—Undoes any changes and closes the dialog.
Set As Default—Makes the current s ettings the
defaults for the cu rrent session.