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636 | Chapter 21 Surfacing Wireframe Models
4 Move the inlet A surface to the INLET layer, responding to the prompts.
Command
CHPROP
Select objects: Select inlet A surface and press ENTER
Enter property to change [Color/LAyer/LType/ltScale/LWeight/Thickness]:
Enter La
Enter new layer name <20>: Enter inlet
Enter property to change [Color/LAyer/LType/ltScale/LWeight/Thickness]:
Press
ENTER
Inlet B is an extruded partial cylinder, trimmed to its final shape by a closed
wire. The surface is extruded across the inlet wireframe.
The direction of the extrusion is determined by where you select the wire.
You can flip the direction of the extrusion.
Next, you create a ruled surface for inlet B.
NOTE To select the wires, you might need to reorient the view. Use icons on
the Mechanical View toolbar, or options from the View 3D Views menu.
To create the inlet B extruded surface
1 Use
AMEXTRUDESF to extrude polyline (1) along line (2), responding to the
prompts.
Desktop Menu Surface Create Surface Extrude
Select wires to extrude: Select polyline (1) and press
ENTER
Define direction and length.
Specify start point or [Viewdir/Wire/X/Y/Z] Enter w
Select wire to define direction: Select polyline (2) near (1)
Enter an option [Accept/Flip] <Accept>:
Enter f to flip direction arrow into part or press
ENTER
Enter taper angle <0>: Press ENTER
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