Closes a hole in a NURBS surface where the hole is defined as a loop of at least three edges.
How to use
1. Click the Close hole icon or choose the Tools > Surfaces > Close hole command.
2. The program console prompts Select surface near border hole.
3. Pick the surface near the border that you want to close. Once picked, the surface turns green, and a new surface closes the hole.
Options
Surface
To replace the surface you want to fill.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick another surface in the scene.
Continuity
To enable tangency continuity at the edges.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the G1 Continuity on borders check button on.
Angular tolerance inside surface
The new patch used to close the hole is made up of a number of patches. The Angular tolerance parameter specifies the tangency tolerance between adjacent patches.
Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.
Center
To enable editing of the center of the new patch.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Modify Center Normal check box on.
Center point
To modify the position of the center of the patch.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Center point hotspot and drag it. Release the mouse button when you reach the desired position.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the new values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
Center normal
To modify the normal at the center of the patch.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Center normal point hotspot and drag it. Release the mouse button when you reach the desired position.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the new values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
Tg length
To specify a scale factor for the tangency of the new surface through the edges of the hole.
Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.