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Orientation/Twist Control Option

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Select Follow path and the section remains at the same angle with respect to the path at all times.

Select Keep normal constant and the section remains parallel to the beginning section at all times.

When you select Follow path, options stabilize the profiles when small and uneven curvature fluctuations along the path cause the profiles to misalign.

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Select Follow path and 1st guide curve and the twist of the intermediate sections is determined by the vector from the path to the first guide curve. The angle between the horizontal plane and the vector remains constant in the sketch planes of all of the intermediate sections.

Select Follow 1 st and 2 nd guide curves and the twist of the intermediate section is determined by the vector from the first to the second guide curve. The angle between the horizontal plane and the vector remains constant in the sketch planes of all of the intermediate sections.

 Sweep preview and part - no twist

 

Select Twist Along Path, then set the amount of twist by degrees, radians, or turns. The example shows one turn.

Select Twist Along Path With Normal Constant to keep the section parallel to the beginning section as it twists along the path. The example shows one turn.

 



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