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link-outline-pair-attribute |
Surfaces ribbon | Create | Link Pair | Link Pair by Attribute |
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Brief Description
This is a powerful tool which enables multiple strings with a common attribute to be linked together in a single action to create a wireframe.
Uses a common attribute from at least two strings to create wireframe surfaces within the area described by each string. If a string is not closed, a straight line will be drawn between the endpoints to complete a boundary.
How to Use
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In the Current Objects toolbar, select or create a new current wireframe object.
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Before running the command select at least two strings with a common attribute.
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Run the command.
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A dialog will request the name of the "attribute to define pairs" (e.g. ).
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Type in the attribute name and click OK.
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Using this command in conjunction with the 3D Solid linking method. If you have strings on adjacent sections that are to be linked together, and those strings cross each other when viewed in the direction of wireframing, then temporary vertices are inserted into the string and these temporary vertices are used when the wireframe is created. Since pairs of strings are wireframed at a time it is possible for these temporary vertices to be created for one pair of strings and not the other. In this situation a wireframe may be built which contains inconsistencies. Therefore the 3D-Solid method is not suitable for use with the older linking commands if adjacent sections contain strings that cross each other in the direction of wireframing. |
