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FilletSrf

Create a constant-radius round surface between two surfaces.

ExtendSrf

Lengthen a surface by a value.

ChamferSrf

Create a ruled surface between two surface edges.

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.

VariableChamferSrf

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

BlendSrf

Create a blend surface between two surfaces with continuity control.

PointsOn

Display curve and surface control points.

Link to Point Edit toolbar

PointsOff

Turn off control, edit, and solid points display.

OffsetSrf

Copy a surface parallel to the original.

VariableOffsetSrf

Copy a surface specified varying distances from the original surface.

SetSurfaceTangent

Set the tangent direction of an untrimmed surface.

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.

ConnectSrf

Extends or trims two surfaces to where they intersect.

Symmetry

Mirror a copy of a curve or surface with continuity.

TweenSurfaces

Create intermediate surfaces between two input surfaces.

Rebuild

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

RebuildUV

Reconstructs selected surfaces to degree 3, with a specified control point number, in either the u or v direction.

FitSrf

Reduce the number of surface control points.

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.

SplitEdge

Divide a surface edge.

MergeEdge

Combine adjacent edges of the same surface.

RebuildEdges

Restore surface edges to their surface.

Untrim

Remove trim curves from trimmed surfaces.

UnTrim, KeepTrimObjects

Remove trim curves and joined surfaces keeping the trimmed objects.

ShrinkTrimmedSrf

Contract the underlying untrimmed surface close to trimming boundaries.

ShrinkTrimmedSrfToEdge

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

MakeUniform

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

MakeUniformUV

Make the surface knots uniform in u or v direction.

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.

SrfSeam

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

ReplaceEdge

Untrim selected surface edges and retrim the edges.

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.

Smash

Flatten a surface without restriction to single-directional curvature.

EndBulge

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

DivideAlongCreases

Divide a surface into separate parts at kinks.

DivideAlongCreases, split at tangents

Divide a surface into separate parts at creases and tangents.

RemoveMultiKnot

Remove multiple knots from curves and surfaces.

CurvatureAnalysis

Evaluate surface curvature using false-color analysis.

Link to Surface Analysis toolbar

CurvatureAnalysisOff

Turn off curvature analysis display.

ShowEdges

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

Link to Edge Tools toolbar

ShowEdgesOff

Turn off edge display.

CurvatureGraph

Evaluate curve or surface curvature with a graph.

CurvatureGraphOff

Turn off curvature graph display.

ShowDir

Open the Direction Analysis control and turn on direction analysis for curves, surfaces, and polysurfaces.

ShowDirOff

Close the Direction Analysis control, and turn off direction analysis.

Flip

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

 

 

 

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