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About the Variable Pull Direction Draft User Interface
The Variable Pull Direction Draft tab consists of commands, tabs, and shortcut menus. Click Model, click the arrow next to Draft, and click Variable Pull Direction Draft to open the Variable Pull Direction Draft tab.
Commands
References
Pull direction collector—Displays a surface, a quilt, or a plane to determine the draft pull direction.
—Reverses the pull direction indicated by an arrow.
Draft hinges collector—Displays multiple curve or edge chains that are draft hinges and that will have the same draft attributes.
—Switches the draft surfaces of the set to the other side of the draft hinge.
Angle
Angle box—Sets the value for the draft angle.
Extent
Extent list—Sets the length of the draft surface when quilt geometry is selected. If you activated split draft geometry, it sets the length of the end section of the split-surfaced draft surface. The list is also available on the Options tab and the shortcut menu.
By Value—Extends the geometry by a specified length.
Length box—Sets a length value.
To Reference—Extends the geometry to the selected surface, quilt, or datum plane.
Extent reference collector—Displays a surface, quilt, or datum plane to define the extent of the draft geometry.
To Next—Extends the geometry up to the next intersected surface.
Create Side Surfaces—Closes the gaps between the drafted surfaces and the neighboring geometry. Creates quilt geometry that looks exactly like the solid geometry that would be added to the model, if the Same quilt or body option were selected. This is also called cap geometry, as the quilt ends are capped.
Tabs
References
Pull direction reference surface collector—Displays a surface or surfaces that are tangent to each other, a quilt, or a plane to determine the draft pull direction.
Flip—Reverses the pull direction. Select a reference surface first.
Sets table—Displays the draft set list. Click New set to create a new set. Click a set number to activate the set.
Draft hinges chain collector—Displays curve or edge chains that are hinges for draft geometry. The chains can be from one body, or multiple quilts. You can define multiple draft points along the draft hinge to set various draft angles.
Details—Opens the Chain dialog box to manipulate the draft hinge chains.
Flip—Switches the draft surfaces of the set to the other side of the draft hinge.
Splitting surfaces check box—Activates the Splitting Surfaces collector that defines the split draft geometry.
Splitting surfaces collector—Displays up to two points on the length of the draft surface at which you can vary the draft angles that are already defined on the draft hinge. This point can be a datum plane, a quilt, or a surface. The splitting objects must not intersect each other or the pull direction reference surface.
Angles table—Displays the angles and locations of the hinges of the active draft set.
Options
Attachment
Same quilt or body—Creates the draft geometry as part of the selected body or quilt.
New quilt—Creates the draft geometry as a new quilt.
Extent list—Sets the length of the draft surface when Create new quilts is selected.
By Value—Extends the geometry by a specified length.
Length box—Sets a length value.
To Reference—Extends the geometry to the selected surface, quilt, or datum plane.
Extent reference collector—Displays a surface, quilt, or datum plane to define the extent of the draft geometry.
To Next—Extends the geometry up to the next intersected surface.
Create Side Surfaces—Closes the gaps between the drafted surfaces and the neighboring geometry. Creates quilt geometry that looks exactly like the solid geometry that would be added to the model, if the Same quilt or body option were selected. This is also called cap geometry, as the quilt ends are capped.
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:
Pull Direction Reference Surface—Activates the Pull Direction Reference Surface collector where you select a surface, a quilt, or a plane to determine the draft pull direction.
Draft Hinges—Activates the Draft Hinges collector where you collect curve or edge chains that are hinges for draft geometry.
Splitting Surfaces—Activates the Splitting Surfaces collector.
Clear—Empties the active collector.
Add Set—Creates a new draft set.
Delete Set—Deletes the selected draft set.
Make Constant—Deletes all draft handles in the set of the selected handle, leaving only the handle selected.
Make variable—Adds one draft angle in a set.
Extent list—Sets the length of the draft surface when quilt geometry is selected.
Specify Length
To Selected
Bottom Surface—Activates the Extent reference collector.
To Next
Unattached
Right-click the Pull Direction arrow to access shortcut menu commands:
Flip—Changes the pull direction of the direction arrow and of the draft surface selection.
Right-click the draft angle dragger to access shortcut menu commands:
Add Angle—Adds another draft angle handle at a default location.
Delete Angle—Deletes a selected draft angle.
Right-click the Angles table on the References tab to access shortcut menu commands:
Add Angle—Adds another draft angle handle at a default location.
Delete Angle—Deletes a selected draft angle. Available IF more than one draft angle handle have been created.