To create a ruled surface:
- Click Ruled Surface
on the Mold Tools toolbar, or click .
- In the PropertyManager, under Type, select an option:
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| Tangent to Surface |
Ruled surface is tangent to the surfaces that share an edge.
|
| Normal to Surface |
Ruled surface is normal to the surfaces that share an edge.
|
| Tapered to Vector |
Ruled surface is tapered to the specified vector.
|
| Perpendicular to Vector |
Ruled surface is perpendicular to the specified vector.
|
| Sweep |
Ruled surface is built by creating a swept surface using selected edges as guide curves.
|
- Under Distance/Direction:
- Set a value for Distance
.
- With Tapered to Vector, Perpendicular to Vector, or Sweep:
- Select an edge, a face, or a plane as the Reference Vector.
- Click Reverse Direction
, if necessary.
- With Tapered to Vector only, set an Angle
.
- With Sweep only, you can select Coordinate input, and specify coordinates for the reference vector.
- Under Edge Selection:
- Select the edges or parting line used as the base for the ruled surfaces.
- Click Alternate Face, if necessary.
- Under Options:
- Clear Trim and knit to manually trim and knit the surfaces.
- Clear Connecting surface to remove any connecting surfaces. Connecting surfaces are usually created between sharp corners.
- Click
.