Command Help link-to-line

 

Command Name	Menu	Quick Key	Link to Command Table
link-to-line	Structure ribbon | Create | Link | Link Boundary	ll	Click here

Description

Creates a wireframe link between a perimeter (closed string) and a string.

How to Use

1. In the Current Objects toolbar, select or create a new current wireframe object.

2. Run the command.

3. Following the prompts in the Status Bar, select a point on the first string.

4. Select a point on the second string.

In the example below, this command is used to link the top string with the underlying perimeter; the remaining perimeters are linked using link-strings, while the bottom perimeter is closed using end-link:

 

The final wireframe volume would look like this:

 

 

To close a shape off at a line to form a wedge requires that both strings are closed. This command will duplicate all points on the line effectively closing it. This point duplication is carried out internally prior to linking. An error is reported if both of the selected strings are either open or closed. If the line is specified with the minimum number of points, then additional points can be generated in the link with the new point separation (dtm-new-point-separation) command to improve the triangle shape.

 

	Related Topics
	close-all-strings open-string open-all-strings