Chapter 3.

Curve From Curves

1. Offset
+ Type :
- Distance : Offset
- Draft : Z Offset
- Law Control :
Offset
- 3D Axial : 3D Curves Vector
Offset
+ Curve :
Offset Curve .
+ Point on Offset Plane :
- Offset point Plane
.
- 2 curve
. ( )
+ Offset :
- Distance : Offset .
- Number of Copies :

- Reverse Direction :
+ Associative Output : Offset Offset
[check box-> check]
+ Input Curves :
- kepp : Offset
- Hide : Offset Blank
- Delete : Offset
- Replace : [ ]
+ Trim :
- None :
Offset
- Extended Tangents :
Offset corner
- Fillet :
Offset corner Distance
Fillet
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None

Extended Tangents

Fillet

+ Rough Offset : Distance Draft . offset .

curve , offset curve
. spline .
+ Curve Fitt : Modeling offset .
-

Cubic : 3 spline .

Quintic : 5 spline .

Advanced : segment .

[Selection Intent]
Selection Intent
Curve

+ Stop at Intersect :
.

+ Follow Fillet : Fillet fillet .

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+ Chain within Feature : curve Feature curve .

[] : Offset =============================================================
- Selection Intent Tangent Curves Curve

Reverse Direction

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2. Offset in Face
Curve
Offset

[ :
Offset / ]

+ Trim to Each Other within Section

: trim .
trim.
+ Extend to Each Other within Section
: .
.
+ Trim to Face Edges
:

trim .

1.

trim .

2.

trim

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+ Extand to Face Edges

: Offset Curve .

3. Bridge / Circular Blend Curve / Simplify / Join

[3-1] Bridge

+ Start object :

+ End object :

+ Bridge Curve Attribute :
- start/end : .
- Continuity : .
G0(Position) :
G1(Tangent):
3
. 3
G2(Curvature):
.
5 7

G4(flow) : .
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- U/V Percentage : Target Geometry U V ..

- Direction : .
Tangent/Perpendicular : Bridge .
- Reverse Direction : .

+ Shape Control:
- Tangent Magnitude : object object
, .
.

- Depth and Skew :

Depth : Brigde
, .

Skew : , Brigde
.

- Conic : Rho
Bridge .

- Reference Shape Curve : spline

Bridge Curve .

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[3-2] Circular Blend Curve

3D Edge Blend
+ Direction Option : .
- Best Fit :

.
- Variable : Blend
.
- Vector : .
- Current View : .
+ Radius Option : .
- Point on Curve1 : Curve 1
curve2 .
- Point on Curve2 : Curve 2
curve1 .
- Value :
+ Show Cylinder : blend
cylinder .

+ Complement Arc : () .

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[3-3] Simplify

+ Maintain :

+ Delete :

+ Blank :
Blank

[3-4] Join

+ Curves :
.
+ Associative :
spline
.
+ Input Curves
- Keep :
- Hide :
- Delete :
- Replace :

+ Output Curve Type
- General :
,
- Cubic / Quintic :

3 3 5 5
[ 3 5
]
- Advanced :

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4. Project / Combined Projection / Mirror Curve / Wrap

[4-1] Project
, ,

+ Projection Method :
- Along Face Normals :

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- Toward a Point : .

- Toward a Line :
.

- Along Vector :
. (
)

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- Angle to Vector :

[ ( )
]

+ Projection Option : Along Vector .

.
- None : Vector .
- Project Both Side : Vector .
- Equal Arc Length : XC-YC u-v
.

+ Input Curves :
- Keep : .
- Hide : .
- Delete : ,

- Replace : .
+ Curve Fit : .
- Cubic

: 3 Spline .

- Quintic : 5 Spline .
- Advanced : segment .
+ Join Curve : .
- No : .
- Cubic : 3 spline .
- General : spline .
- Quinitic : 5 spline .
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[4-2] Combined Projection

3

+ Selection Steps :
- First Curve String :

- Second Curve String :

- First Projection Vector :

- Second Projection Vector :

[4-3] Mirror Curve

/

+ Selection Steps :
- Curves :
- Face / Datum Planes :

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[] : Mirror Curve =======================================================

[4-4] Wrap unwrap

[ 3 B
,
]

+ Selection Steps :
- Wrap Face :
- Wrap Plane :
- Curve :
+ Wrap / Unwrap :
+ Cut Line Angle :

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