CREATE
- Last UpdatedOct 05, 2023
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Purpose
Create a spline surface from one or more curves.
Syntax
CREATE $W ( %ROTATE $N < $W > < %X ! %Y ! %Z > < /DRAFT $N > !
%EXTRUDE $N < $W > < /DRAFT $N > !
%FORMED < $W $L > !
%3BOUNDARIES !
%4BOUNDARIES )!
%NET < $N > )
Description
Using one or more planar or 3D curves depending on the chosen method, the command will create a spline surface as a shell. The curves used can be specified by name or via the cursor.
Rotate will create a surface by rotating a selected planar curve a given number of degrees about one of the orthogonal axes.
Extrude projects a selected planar curve a specified distance normal to the plane in which it lies.
Formed is used to create a surface by skinning two or more planar or 3D curves.
3boundaries and 4boundaries are used to create surfaces from a circuit of three or four curves respectively. The curves may be either planar or 3D and are selected via the cursor.
The surface created by all the options will be stored on the current layer.
Command Qualifiers
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$W |
The name under which the surface that is created will be stored. |
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ROTATE $N < $W > |
Create a surface by rotation. $N is the rotation angle in degrees. $W is an optional name of the curve that is rotated. |
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< %X ! %Y ! %Z > |
For Rotate, specify the axis about which the curve is rotated. |
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/DRAFT $N |
Optional qualifier to expand the curve or face from its original orientation by the angle $N. |
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EXTRUDE $N < $W > |
Create an extruded surface. $N is the length the curve is extruded normal to its defining plane. $W is an optional name of the curve to be extruded. |
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FORMED < $W $L > |
Create a formed surface. $W is the name of first curve and $L is a list of one or more subsequent curves. All curve names are optional. |
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3BOUNDARIES |
Create a surface from a circuit of three connected curves, which are selected with the cursor, in sequence. |
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4BOUNDARIES |
Create a surface from a circuit of four connected curves, which are selected with the cursor, in sequence. |
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/NET |
Creates a surface that fits through a mesh of bi-directional wires (U and V curves). ($N samp ling size (default 50) used when re-interpolating curves to get an intersecting mesh.) |