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Bridge Edges Dialog 1069
Inter face
Bridge lets you use existing edge selections, or pick
them from the dialog. Choo se one of the following:
Br idge Specific Edges—In this mode, use the Pick
buttons to designate polygons or borders for
bridging.
UseEdgeSelection—If one or more qualifying
selection pairs exist, choosing this option connects
them immediately. If not, you can select pairs of
sub-objects in a view port to connect them.
Edge 1/Edge 2—Click each Pick button in turn, and
then click a border edge in a viewport. Available
only in Bridge Specific Edges mode.
After clicking an edge, the Pick button shows its ID
number. You can change the selection at any time
by clicking a Pick button and picking a differen t
sub-object.
Segments—Specifies the number of polygons
along the length of the bridge connection. This
setting also applies to manually bridged edges.
Smooth—Specifies the maximum angle b etween
columnsacrosswhichsmoothingcanoccur. A
column is a string of polygons extending along the
length of the bridge.
Reverse Triangulation—When bridging two
edge selections each of which contains different
numbers of edges, two ways of triangulating the
bridge polygons are possible. This check box lets
you toggle between them.
Left: Reverse Triangulation on
Right: Reverse Triangulation off
Bridge Adjacent—Specifies the minimum angle
between adjacent edges across which bridging
can occur. Edges less than this angle will not b e
bridged, and instead will be skipped.
Top Left: Edge selections before bridging
Top Right: Segments=2, Bridge Adjacent<83.0
Bottom Left: Bridge Adjacent=83.0
Bottom Right: Bridge Adjacent=126.5
Note: The above illustration shows, among other
things, how setting Bridge Adjacent too high can
cause overlapping polygons (left side of the two
bottom images), which is undes irable.
Apply —Applies the settings to the cu rrent
selection, retaining them if you then make another
selection.
OK —Applies the se ttings to the current selection
and closes the dialog.
Cance l—Closes the dialog w ithout applying the
settings to the current select ion. Does not reverse
previous uses of A pply.