Command Help create-tag-string

 

Command Name	Menu	Quick Key	Link to Command Table
create-tag-string	Solids ribbon | Create | Tag String	tgs	Click here

Description

Tags specific points to be joined when wireframing strings.

How to use

Define a string that joins together points that must be linked when using the commands link-strings, link-boundary or link-to- line. A tag string is recognised by your application and cannot itself be used to create wireframes when linking strings.

A tag string can join any number of strings, and the line joining the points on each consecutive pair of strings define the triangle edges that constrain the triangulation of the pairs of strings. Intermediate points on the tag string will be ignored. When two strings are to be linked, the tag strings are analysed to determine the tag lines to be used to constrain the link. Tag string combinations that cross over will cause a link to fail.

Tag strings must be snapped to the strings to be wireframed, as an exact coordinate match is expected. Tag strings are recognised by the use of TAG codes stored in a TAG field of the string file. The tag string colour is modified with the tag-string-colour command.

This command can be completed by double-clicking (or tapping) anywhere in a 3D window.