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About the Curve through Points User Interface
The Curve through Points user interface consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. Click Model > Datum > Curve > Curve through Points to open the Curve through Points tab.
Commands
—Connects the point to the previous point with a spline connection.
—Connects the point to the previous point with a straight connection.
—Adds a fillet to the curve.
R=—Sets the fillet radius value.
Tabs
Placement
Point set list—Displays a list of point sets defined for the curve. A point set is a point and its settings. When a point is selected in the list, the collector and settings for that point are displayed.
Add Point—Adds a new point set to the point list.
—Reorders the selected point upward in the points list.
—Reorders the selected point downward in the points list.
Point collector—Displays a point, vertex, curve end, or feature (for example, a datum point feature that includes several points) as a reference to place the curve.
Spline—Uses a spline to connect the point to the previous point.
Straight line—Uses a straight line to connect the point to the previous point.
Add fillet check box—Adds a fillet to the curve.
Radius box—Sets the fillet radius value.
Group with equal radius points check box—Makes the point part of a logical group of points that have the same fillet radius.
Place curve on surface check box—Forces the entire curve to be placed on the selected surface.
Surface collector—Displays a single surface, quilt, or body on which to place the curve.
Ends Condition
Curve side list—Selects the start point or end point of the curve and displays the point’s settings.
End Condition list—Sets the condition type at the selected curve’s end.
Free—Makes the curve free of any tangency constraint at this end.
Tangent—Makes the curve tangent to a selected reference at this end.
Tangent to collector—Displays the selected axis, edge, curve, plane, or surface to which the curve is tangent.
Flip button—Flips the tangent direction to the other side of the reference. Available only if an edge is selected.
Make end curve to be perpendicular check box—Makes the curve end perpendicular to a selected edge when the selected tangency reference is a surface or plane.
Perpendicular to collector—Displays the edge to which the curve end is perpendicular.
Flip button—Flips the perpendicular direction to the other side of the reference.
Curvature continuous—Makes the curve tangent to a selected reference at this end, and applies a continuous curvature condition to the curve.
Curvature continuous to collector—Displays the selected axis, edge, curve, plane, or surface to which the curve is tangent.
Flip button—Flips the tangent direction to the other side of the reference. Available only if an edge is selected.
Make end curve to be perpendicular check box—Makes the curve end perpendicular to a selected edge when the selected tangency reference is a surface or plane.
Perpendicular to collector—Displays the edge to which the curve end is perpendicular.
Flip button—Flips the perpendicular direction to the other side of the reference.
Normal—Makes the curve normal to a selected reference at this end.
Normal to collector—Displays the axis, edge, curve, plane, or surface to which the curve is normal.
Flip button—Flips the normal direction to the other side of the reference.
Options
Tweak curve check box—Applies tweak settings to the curve.
Tweak Curve Settings button—Opens the Modify Curve dialog box.
Properties
Name box—Sets a name for a feature.
—Displays detailed component information in a browser.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click the graphics window to access shortcut menu commands.
Point—Activates the Point collector.
Start Point Tangent to and End Point Tangent to—Activates the Tangent to collector for the end that is selected on the Ends Condition tab.
Start Point Normal to and End Point Normal to—Activates the Normal to collector for the end that is selected on the Ends Condition tab.
Start Point Perpendicular to and End Point Perpendicular to—Activates the Perpendicular to collector for the end that is selected on the Ends Condition tab.
Lie on Surface—Activates the Surface collector.
Clear—Empties the active collector.
Connect by Spline—Connects the point to the previous point with a spline connection.
Connect by Straight Line—Connects the point to the previous point with a straight connection.
Add Fillet—Uses a value to connect the point to the curve.
Group with Equal Radius Points—Makes the point a part of a logical group of points with the same radius.
Add Point—Adds a new point to the point set list.
Delete—Deletes the selected point set from the list.
Right-click the Point set list on the Placement tab to access shortcut menu commands.
What’s wrong—Launches the troubleshooter for the selected failed point set.
Insert Point Above—Inserts a new point above the selected point.
Insert Point Below—Inserts a new point below the selected point.
Delete—Deletes the selected point set from the list.
Convert to Points—Converts the point set to a regular datum point and removes it from the point set list.
Right-click an endpoint to access shortcut menu commands.
Free—Makes the curve free of any tangency constraint at this end.
Tangent—Makes the curve tangent to a selected reference at this end.
Normal—Makes the curve normal to a selected reference at this end.
Curvature continuous—Makes the curve tangent to a selected reference at this end, and applies a continuous curvature condition to the point.