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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
OffsetSrf
Copy a surface parallel to the original.
VariableOffsetSrf
Copies a surface in the normal direction with different distances at specified locations.
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.
RefitTrim
Replaces a trimmed surface edge with an untrimmed edge.
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.
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.
UntrimAll
Untrims interior (holes) and exterior trims on the selected surfaces all at once.
SplitRefitSurface
Splits a surface using a curve, and refits the two parts so that the edges from the split operation become untrimmed edges of two surfaces.
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.
Squish
Flatten a non-developable (curved in two directions) 3-D mesh or NURBS surface into a flat 2-D pattern.
SquishBack
Return curves and surfaces to the original squished 3-D shape.
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.
EdgeContinuity
Uses line hairs to visualize distance, tangency and curvature difference between an edge pair.