CONNECT

Purpose

Connect a network of patch boundary curves together.

Syntax

Description

Connect a network of patch boundary curves together by inserting points on each curve at patch corners. The main purpose of this is to ensure that the patch boundary networks will remain connected after distortions, especially non-linear ones such as Lackenby.

If no qualifier is given, then only the patch boundary curves are connected. If one or more qualifiers are given, then all curves of the specified types are also connected to the patch boundary networks.

If the /ALL qualifier is given, then all curves of all types are connected to the patch boundary network. This option is not recommended unless a distortion is to be carried out on a production faired design, where data internal to patch boundaries has been used to generate the surface.

Important: Pre-connecting requires that patch boundary curves be fitted to points. Any curve which has been faired by modifying the control points (adjusting vertices, autofairing, etc) could cause the regeneration of surfaces to fail.

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