Extracts a curve from a surface and outputs a 3D curve.
How to use
1. Click the EdgeExtract icon or choose the Tools > Curves > EdgeExtract command.
2. The program console prompts Pick Surface.
3. Pick the target surface. Once picking is performed, the surface is displayed in dark green and the surface edges in blue.
4. The program console prompts Pick Edges.
5. Pick the edges you want to extract by either clicking related hotSpots directly in the views or by selecting paths listed in the Modeling Tool panel. To select multiple paths, just pick them while holding the Ctrl key down. Picked edges are displayed in yellow.
6. To end edge selection press Spacebar.
Selected edges will be now displayed in magenta, ready to be used for any other action.
Options
Surface
To change the target surface.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on, and pick another surface in the scene.
Edges
To select the edges you want to extract
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the hotSpot of the curve you want to extract.
Modeling Tool panel. Select edges from the list.
Note: In order to avoid possible shape modifications, this version of solidThinking collapses the Construction Tree of the curves created with the EdgeExtract modeling tool in previous program versions.
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