Altair Inspire Studio User Guide

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Curves
Create and edit 3D curves by extending, rebuilding, intersecting, splitting, and projecting the shapes.

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
Sketching
Curves
Surfaces
PolyNURBS
Modify
Direct
Deform
Analysis
Dimensions
Drawing
Rendering
Animation
Die Design
Custom Plug-ins and Scripts
Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
SpaceMouse Support

Altair Inspire Studio User Guide

What's New
Discover new features and enhancements.
Get Started
New to Inspire Studio? Learn the basics here.
Tutorials
Start using Inspire Studio with our interactive tutorials.
Sketching
Create and edit a 2D sketch curve. A sketch curve is any "wire" entity such as a line, rectangle, circle, or arc.
Curves
Create and edit 3D curves by extending, rebuilding, intersecting, splitting, and projecting the shapes.
- NURBS
  Create and edit a NURBS curve, which is a free-form curve.
- Blend
  Create and edit a free-form curve that blends into one or more existing curves, surfaces, or edges.
- On Surface
  Create and edit a blend curve directly on one or more surfaces.
- Freeform Circle/Arc
  Create and edit a free-form circle or arc.
- Rounded Polyline
  Draw a sequence of straight and/or rounded lines.
- 3D Line
  Create a straight line in planar or non-planar 3D space. The line can be free in 3D space, tangent to a source curve, perpendicular to a source curve, normal to the plane in which a source curve lies, fixed to a source curve at one end, or combined with a source curve. The source curve can be an individual curve or the edge of a surface.
- Rectangle
  Create and edit a rectangle or square.
- Helix
  Create a helix (or a spiral if the top and bottom radii are different).
- Offset
  Create a copy of one or more curves at a specified distance from the source curves. This tool can be used on both 2D and 3D curves.
- Extend
  Extend a curve and edit the extension.
- Rebuild
  Rebuild one or more curves by changing the number of control points, joining multiple curves, or inverting the sequence of the control points.
- Split
  Create trimmed curves by using a set of tool curves to split a set of target curves, keeping only the desired pieces. You can use this tool to split one self-intersecting curve into multiple pieces.
- Divide
  Divide a curve into several independent curves.
- Edge Extract
  Extract curves or edges from one or more objects, making the result a separate, selectable object.
- Section Curves
  Create an object containing the section curves of a NURBS surface object. You can specify the direction and the position of the section planes as well as the number of the planes and the distance between them. This modeling tool maintains construction history.
- Projection
  Project one or more curves onto one or more surfaces in a specified direction.
- From Surface Intersection
  Extract a curve from the intersection of two surfaces.
- From Points
  Create a curve from a point cloud.
- Extract Isoparms
  Extract isoparametric curves from a surface in the U or V direction. This is useful for creating trim curves that run along a surface but are not attached to it.
- Silhouette
  Extract the 2D or 3D silhouette curve of one or more selected objects while maintaining construction history.
Surfaces
Create and edit 3D surfaces and solids by creating primitives or editing existing curves and surfaces.
PolyNURBS
Create polygonal surfaces that can easily be converted into NURBS surfaces.
Modify
Create new objects by manipulating and modifying source objects.
Direct
Quickly modify objects that are not a part of Construction History.
Deform
Deform one or more objects with respect to an axis.
Analysis
Analyze curves and surfaces, import simulation data, or access the Design Table and Variable Manager.
Dimensions
Dimension a line, edge, bounding box, angle, and radius/diameter in order to create objects which must fit predefined dimensions.
Drawing
Create detailed 2D drawings of the selected parts of a complex 3D model from multiple perspectives.
Rendering
Adjust the materials, environment, and properties of objects in the scene to create a photorealistic image.
Animation
In Inspire Studio you can animate an object or group and the camera. There are two methods of animation: key frame animation and path animation.
Die Design
Create a draw die in Inspire Studio that you can export to Inspire Form to perform a stamping simulation.
Custom Plug-ins and Scripts
You can use C++ and Python to add custom operations and file formats.
Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
Learn keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls for common operations.
SpaceMouse Support
Inspire Studio supports 3Dconnexion's SpaceMouse.

Altair Inspire Studio User Guide

Home
Curves
Create and edit 3D curves by extending, rebuilding, intersecting, splitting, and projecting the shapes.

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
Sketching
Curves
Surfaces
PolyNURBS
Modify
Direct
Deform
Analysis
Dimensions
Drawing
Rendering
Animation
Die Design
Custom Plug-ins and Scripts
Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
SpaceMouse Support

Curves

Create and edit 3D curves by extending, rebuilding, intersecting, splitting, and projecting the shapes.

NURBS
Create and edit a NURBS curve, which is a free-form curve.
Blend
Create and edit a free-form curve that blends into one or more existing curves, surfaces, or edges.
On Surface
Create and edit a blend curve directly on one or more surfaces.
Freeform Circle/Arc
Create and edit a free-form circle or arc.
Rounded Polyline
Draw a sequence of straight and/or rounded lines.
3D Line
Create a straight line in planar or non-planar 3D space. The line can be free in 3D space, tangent to a source curve, perpendicular to a source curve, normal to the plane in which a source curve lies, fixed to a source curve at one end, or combined with a source curve. The source curve can be an individual curve or the edge of a surface.
Rectangle
Create and edit a rectangle or square.
Helix
Create a helix (or a spiral if the top and bottom radii are different).
Offset
Create a copy of one or more curves at a specified distance from the source curves. This tool can be used on both 2D and 3D curves.
Extend
Extend a curve and edit the extension.
Rebuild
Rebuild one or more curves by changing the number of control points, joining multiple curves, or inverting the sequence of the control points.
Split
Create trimmed curves by using a set of tool curves to split a set of target curves, keeping only the desired pieces. You can use this tool to split one self-intersecting curve into multiple pieces.
Divide
Divide a curve into several independent curves.
Edge Extract
Extract curves or edges from one or more objects, making the result a separate, selectable object.
Section Curves
Create an object containing the section curves of a NURBS surface object. You can specify the direction and the position of the section planes as well as the number of the planes and the distance between them. This modeling tool maintains construction history.
Projection
Project one or more curves onto one or more surfaces in a specified direction.
From Surface Intersection
Extract a curve from the intersection of two surfaces.
From Points
Create a curve from a point cloud.
Extract Isoparms
Extract isoparametric curves from a surface in the U or V direction. This is useful for creating trim curves that run along a surface but are not attached to it.
Silhouette
Extract the 2D or 3D silhouette curve of one or more selected objects while maintaining construction history.

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