Attaches a surface border onto the edge of another surface, with an optional tangency incident angle. The surface being attached is called the slave surface, the other one is called the master surface. Note that only a border may be specified on the slave surface (not a trim edge), while for the master surface any trim edge can be used.
How to use
1. Click the Surface Tangency align icon or choose the Tools > Surfaces > Surface Tangency align command.
2. The program console prompts Pick slave surface near border to be attached.
3. Pick the surface that has to be attached to the master surface.
4. The program console prompts Pick master surface near edge to be attached to.
5. Pick the master surface near the edge to which the slave surface border has to be attached.
Options
Slave surface
To replace the slave surface.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick another surface in the scene.
Master surface
To replace the master surface.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick another surface in the scene.
Angle
To set the incident tangency angle between slave and master surface along the attached edge.
Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter. Set 0° or 180° for tangency, 90° or -90° for perpendicularity.
Attach
To join master and slave surfaces by attaching the tangency border of the slave surface on the master surface edge.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Attach check box on.
Tangency
To force the slave surface to have the specified incident tangency angle with respect to the master surface at the attached edge.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Tangency check box on.
Invert edge dir.
To invert the direction of the master surface edge. This has the effect of "flipping" the slave surface border. Useful if the slave surface got twisted.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Invert edge dir. check box on.
Smoothness
To control the smoothness of the slave surface near the attached border.
Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.