Creates an object containing the section curves of a NURBS surface object. User can specify the direction and the position of the section planes as well as the number of the planes and the distance between them. This modelling tool mantains the Construction History.
How to use
1. Click the Sections icon or choose the Tools > Curves > Sections menu command.
2. Pick the NURBS surface whose whose section or sections you want to calculate.
Options
Object
To change the object to section.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace
check button on and pick another NURBS surface object in the scene.
Default directions
To set a default direction for the section planes.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the chosen radio button on. You have the following options: X, Y, Z local axes, Vertical, and Horizontal. These two options are the up and the right direction of the active view.
Origin
To change the starting point of the section plane normal direction.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Origin hotSpot and drag it. Release the mouse button when you reach the preferred position.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
End
To change the ending point of the silhouette direction.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Start hotSpot and drag it. Release the mouse button when you reach the preferred position.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
Planes dir.
To change the ending point of the section planes normal direction.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Planes dir. hotSpot and drag it. Release the mouse button when you reach the preferred direction.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
Distance between sections
To set the distance between each section
Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.
Number of sections
To specify the total number of sections.
Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.
Options
To change some defaults for user interaction.
Modeling Tool panel. Check the Show section planes check box if you want to visualize the section planes.
Check the Interactive Changes check box if you want that changes are applied at every mouse movement and not only when the mouse button is released.