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To create surfaces by dragging lines along a line

To create surfaces by dragging lines along a line

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To create surfaces by dragging lines along a line

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1.Select the Surfaces panel, drag along line subpanel.
2.Set the collector to lines and select the relevant lines to drag.
3.Click on the line list collector and select the lines you wish to drag along in the proper order.
4.Optionally, check on or off the merge input lines checkbox.
5.Specify how the new surfaces will be organized by setting the create in option.
6.Set the frame mode to specify how the input lines are translated and rotated during the drag.
7.Set the reference node method to translate the drag line prior to the drag.
•If set to default, there is nothing to input.

Or

•If set to node, select a node.
8.Set the transformation method to translate and rotate the input lines prior to the drag.
•If set to default, there is nothing to input.

Or

•If set to with plane, define the plane using the plane/vector collector.
9.Click drag + or drag -.
10.To undo, immediately click reject.