surfaceFromEdges

Inline mode usage

surfaceFromEdges -h
Displays the help file that summarizes the parameters for this command.
surfaceFromEdges –s all
Selects all curves of the scene.
surfaceFromEdges –s <name>
Selects <name> curve.

Interactive mode usage

Invocation
surfaceFromEdges
Parameters
  • Two, three or four curves used for the creation of the coons patch. The set of selected curves must form a closed loop.

Example

In this example, four boundary arcs are considered to create a new coons surface.
command> arc
Center [x y z]: 0 0 0
Radius [double]: 1
Initial angle [degrees]: 0
Final angle [degrees]: 90
command> arc
Center [x y z]: 0 0 0
Radius [double]: 1
Initial angle [degrees]: 90
Final angle [degrees]: 180
command> arc
Center [x y z]: 0 0 0
Radius [double]: 1
Initial angle [degrees]: 180
Final angle [degrees]: 270
command> arc
Center [x y z]: 0 0 0
Radius [double]: 1
Initial angle [degrees]: 270
Final angle [degrees]: 360
command> surfaceFromEdges
Select a closed set of 2, 3 or 4 curves (press Enter when done): 
command>

Result



Figure 1. Disk generated from 4 edge arcs