To Attach an Open Quilt to Solid Geometry
1. Click
Flexible Modeling >
Attach. The
Attach tab opens.
2. Click the References tab, click the Quilt to trim/extend collector, and select an open quilt to attach.
3. Click the References tab, click the Quilt to merge to collector, and select a quilt with which to merge the open quilt.
4. Select an attachment option:
◦ To add material by filling the volume defined by the quilt with solid material, select
, and then do the following:
▪ To change the side of the quilt to which material is added, click
.
▪ To trim or extend the open quilt but not attach it to the geometry, select the Trim/Extend and do not attach check box on the Options tab.
▪ To set boundaries for the geometry other than the default, select the Bounding edges collector and select edges on the Options tab.
◦ To remove material from the inside or the outside of the open quilt, select
, and then do the following:
▪ To change the side from which material is removed, click
.
▪ To trim or extend the open quilt but not attach it to the geometry, select the Trim/Extend and do not attach check box on the Options tab.
▪ To set boundaries for the geometry other than the default, select the Bounding edges collector and select edges on the Options tab.
◦ To attach the quilt to the model geometry the same way that it was attached previously by using the stored attachment information, select
. This adds material by filling the volume defined by the quilt, and removes material, the same as previously.
▪ To recreate the rounds and chamfers that attach the quilt to the model geometry in the same way that it was attached previously, select the Create rounds/chamfers check box on the Options tab.
5. Click
or middle-click to accept the feature.