Surface Tools toolbar

BlendSrf

Create a blend surface between two surfaces with continuity control.

ChamferSrf

Create a ruled surface between two surface edges.

ChangeDegree

Change the degree of the polynomial that defines the curve or surface by adding or subtracting control points between knot spans, while maintaining the knot structure.

ConnectSrf

Extend surface edges to meet and trims the surfaces to each other.

CurvatureAnalysis

Evaluate surface curvature using false-color analysis.

Link to Surface Analysis toolbar

CurvatureAnalysisOff

Turn off curvature analysis display.

CurvatureGraph

Evaluate curve or surface curvature with a graph.

CurvatureGraphOff

Turn off curvature graph display.

Dir

Display and edit an object's normal direction.

Flip

Reverse the normal direction of a curve, surface, or mesh.

DivideAlongCreases

Divide a surface into separate parts at kinks.

EndBulge

Adjust the shape of a curve at its end or a surface near an untrimmed edge.

ExtendSrf

Lengthen a surface by a value.

FilletSrf

Create a constant-radius round surface between two surfaces.

FitSrf

Reduce the number of surface control points.

MakePeriodic

Remove the kink from the start/end of a curve or surface.

MakeNonPeriodic

Insert a kink at the start/end of a curve or surface.

MakeUniform

Make the object knot vectors uniform without changing the control point locations.

MakeUniformUV

Make the surface knots uniform in u- or v-direction.

MatchSrf

Adjust a surface edge to have continuity with another surface edge.

MatchSrf, Multiple Matches

Allows selection of more than one edge to match.

MergeSrf

Combine two surfaces at untrimmed edges.

OffsetSrf

Copy a surface parallel to the original.

PointsOn

Display curve and surface control points.

Link to Point Edit toolbar

PointsOff

Turn off control, edit, and solid points display.

Rebuild

Reconstruct curves, surfaces, and extrusion objects to a specified degree and control point number.

RebuildEdges

Restore surface edges to their surface.

RebuildUV

Reconstruct surfaces to a specified control point number in the u- or v-directions.

RemoveEdge

Untrim selected surface edges.

RemoveMultiKnot

Remove multiple knots from curves and surfaces.

SetSurfaceTangent

Set the tangent direction of an untrimmed surface.

ShowEdges

Highlight edges of surfaces and polysurfaces. Displays the Edge Analysis control.

Link to Edge Tools toolbar

ShowEdgesOff

Turn off edge display.

ShrinkTrimmedSrf

Contract the underlying untrimmed surface close to trimming boundaries.

ShrinkTrimmedSrfToEdge

Contract the underlying untrimmed surface as close as possible to the trimming boundaries.

Smash

Flatten a surface without restriction to single-directional curvature.

SplitEdge

Divide a surface edge.

MergeEdge

Combine adjacent edges of the same surface.

SrfSeam

Change the location where the start and end edges meet on a closed surface.

Symmetry

Mirror a copy of a curve or surface with continuity.

TweenSurfaces

Create intermediate surfaces between two input surfaces.

UnrollSrf

Flatten (develop) a surface or polysurface with curvature in one direction to a planar surface.

FlattenSrf

Project surface edges onto the construction plane to create planar curves.

Untrim

Remove trim curves from trimmed surfaces.

UnTrim, KeepTrimObjects

Remove trim curves and joined surfaces keeping the trimmed objects.

VariableChamferSrf

Create a chamfer surface between surface edges with varying distance values.

VariableFilletSrf

Create a round tangent surface between two surface edges with varying radius values.

VariableBlendSrf

Create a blend surface between surface edges with varying radius values.

VariableOffsetSrf

Copy a surface specified varying distances from the original surface.


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