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To Define a Corner Sphere Transition
This topic is a continuation of To Define a Round Transition.
1. To modify the sphere radius, drag the radius handle to the preferred distance. Notice that you can also type a new radius value or select a most recently used value from the list in the Radius box list located on the Round tab. The system displays preview geometry and the new radius value. Notice that the transition length values for each edge are now displayed.
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The new radius must be greater than the radius of the largest overlapping round piece.
2. To modify the transition length along each edge, drag each length handle to the preferred length. The preview geometry is dynamically updated.
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You can also type a new length value or select most recently used value from the list in the L1, L2, or L3 boxes on the Round tab.
3. If you want to cap the gaps between the active transition and part geometry by creating end surfaces, click Capped located on the Round tab. It is available only if you use the Surface or New quilt attachment type (see About Round Attachment Types).
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• Side surfaces must exist in order to extend and use them as capping surfaces. If not, the round piece cannot be capped.
• Capped caps only the gaps of the active transition, while the Create end surfaces check box located on the Options tab caps all round piece ends for the entire round feature. Remember, Capped on the Round tab overrides the Options tab check box. This enables you to cap the gaps of the active transition even if you decide not to cap all of the round piece ends for the round feature.
• You cannot cap rounds between a solid surface and a quilt surface.
4. At this point, the transition is defined. Do one of the following:
◦ Define another transition.
◦ Click Sets to return to Set mode and continue working with round sets.
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You can also use Back to sets from the shortcut menu.
◦ Click OK.
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To restore the default transition, select Default from the Transition Type box on the Round tab, or from the shortcut menu. The system does not display default transition types on the Transitions list.
Do not use Delete transition from the shortcut menu or use the DEL key to remove a transition type from the Transitions list. If you do use it, you can do one of the following to restore the default transition type: Press CTRL+Z to undo the selection (or Undo > Undo: setting), switch to Set mode, or close the Round tool.
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• You can also use Capped from the shortcut menu to cap the gaps of the active transition.
• To preview various transitions before selecting one, place your cursor over each transition type in the Transition Type box. The corresponding transition geometry is highlighted in the graphics window.
• To quickly change a value as you work in the graphics window, double-click the existing value. After the box opens, type a new value and press ENTER or select a most recently used value from the list.
• You can always select Default from a most recently used list to enable the system to determine the appropriate value for your geometry.
• You can always select Default from the Transition Type box, or from the shortcut menu enabling the system to determine the transition type for the round. Notice that the transition type is in parentheses.
To Define a Round Transition