Bridge

Create a bridge between two to fill a gap in the loft surfaces.

  1. On the ribbon, click the Die Design tab.
  2. Click the Addendum Loft icon.

  3. Select the Bridge tool on the secondary ribbon.

  4. In the guide bar, Rib 1 is automatically selected. Choose a selection method, and then select the first rib.
    If you select this method Then do this
    Chain selection (default) Click an edge and all connected edges are selected automatically.
    Tangent selection Click an edge and the tangent edge is also selected automatically.
    Single selection Click one edge at a time.
    To reselect the first rib, in the guide bar, next to Rib 1, select Clear Selection , and then select a different first rib.
  5. Right-click to confirm the first rib or, in the guide bar, click Rib 2. Choose a selection method, and then select the second rib.
    If you select this method Then do this
    Chain selection (default) Click an edge and all connected edges are selected automatically.
    Tangent selection Click an edge and the tangent edge is also selected automatically.
    Single selection Click one edge at a time.

    To reselect the second rib, in the guide bar, next to Rib 2, select Clear Selection , and then select different second rib.

    Right-click to confirm the second rib.

    The surface in between is created.
  6. Optional: Fine-tune the shape of the bridge surface:
    To Do this
    Modify the constraint of a rib
    1. Select a rib.
    2. In the microdialog, under Constrain, select one of the following:

    Position: No constraints are set; the bridge surface is connected to the selected rib, but not tangent to it.

    Tangent: The bridge surface is made tangent to the selected rib's adjacent surface.

    Invert the orientation of a rib Turn on this option to fix twisted surfaces.
    1. Select a rib.
    2. Select Inverse.
    Increase or decrease the rib's area of influence This option is only available if the Tangent constraint is selected.
    1. Select a rib.
    2. Enter a Shape Factor. The default value is 1. To increase the rib's area of influence, enter a higher value. Or vice versa.
    Select the addendum start edges (which are like the "rails" in the Loft tool)
    1. In the guide bar, select Addendum Start Edges.
    2. Select the start edges of the addendum. Selectable edges are green.
      Note: To reselect the addendum start edges, next to Addendum Start Edges, select Clear Selection , and then select different addendum start edges.
  7. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.
Next, finalize the draw die.