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628 | Chapter 21 Surfacing Wireframe Models
To sweep a surface on one wire and one rail
1 Use
AMSWEEPSF to create the top C surface, responding to the prompts.
Desktop Menu Surface Create Surface Sweep
Select cross sections: Select wire (6) and press
ENTER
Select rails: Select wire (7) and press ENTER
In the Sweep Surface dialog box, in Orientation select Normal. Choose OK.
The surface extends beyond the far side of the top. You will trim it later.
2 Move surfaces A, B, and C to the
TOP layer, responding to the prompts.
Command CHPROP
Select objects: Select surfaces (A), (B), and (C) and press ENTER
Enter property to change [Color/LAyer/LType/ltScale/LWeight/Thickness]:
Enter La
Enter new layer name <10>: Enter top
Enter property to change [Color/LAyer/LType/ltScale/LWeight/Thickness]:
Press
ENTER
The surfaces are now on the TOP layer. Because the TOP layer is frozen, you
cannot see the surfaces, although the wireframe is still visible.
Save the file.
The D and E surfaces are ruled surfaces.
C
A
B
E
D