CoCreate OneSpace Designer - Commands Reference Manual

BLEND terminate action

BLEND replaces straight or circular edges with cylindrical, variable, or toroidal faces.

Syntax


-->(BLEND)----------+
                    |
+---------<---------+------------------------------------<----------------------------+
|                                                                                     |
|                 +--|edge(s)|--+-------->--------+                     +-|edge(s)|-+ ^
|                 ^             v                 |                     ^           | |
+-(:CONST_RADIUS)-+----->-------+--(:NEW_RADIUS)--+---|radius|----------+---->------+-+
|                               ^                                                   | |
|                               +-------------------<-------------------------------+ |
|                                                                                     ^
|                                                                                     |
|               +-|edge(s)|-+----------->---------+                     +-|edge(s)|-+ |
|               ^           v                     |                     ^           | |
+-(:VAR_RADIUS)-+---->---+--+-(:NEW_START_RADIUS)-+-|radius|-+----------+---->------+-+
|                        |  |                                v          ^           | |
|                        |  +-(:NEW_END_RADIUS)--------------+-|radius|-+           | |
|                        |  |                                           ^           | |
|                        |  +-(:REVERSE)--------------------------------+           | |
|                        |                                                          | ^
|                        +----------------------------------<-----------------------+ |
|                                                                                     |
|                                                                                     |
|                                       +--------<---------+                          |
|                                       |                  |                          |
+---(:PREVIEW)--------------------------+-------->---------+---------(:RESET)---------+
|                                       |                  |                          |
|                                       +-(:CHECK)---------+                          |
|                                       |                  |                          |
|                                       +-(:NOCHECK)-------+                          |
+---(:CHECK)--------------------+       |                  |                          |
|                               |       +-(:CHAIN)---------+                          |
+---(:NOCHECK)------------------+       |                  |                          ^
|                               |       +-(:NOCHAIN)-------+                          |
+---(:CHAIN)--------------------+       |                  |                          |
|                               |       +-(:LABEL_FDBK)----+                          |
+---(:NOCHAIN)------------------+       |                  |                          |
|                               |       +-(:NO_LABEL_FDBK)-+                          |
+---(:LABEL_FDBK)---------------+                                                     |
|                               |                                                     |
+---(:NO_LABEL_FDBK)------------+-----------------------------------------------------+

Options

The following options are available to perform your blend operation.

:CONST_RADIUS - specifies a constant blend radius.
:NEW_RADIUS - specifies the blend radius you want to apply to the edges to be selected.
:VAR_RADIUS - specifies a variable blend radius.
:NEW_START_RADIUS - specifies the start radius you want to apply to the edges to be selected.
:NEW_END_RADIUS - specifies the end radius you want to apply to the edges to be selected.
:REVERSE - allows you to reverse the start radius and end radius.
:CHECK- performs a body checking operation, to ensure against creating a corrupt body.
:RESET- allows you to reset the values for the start radius and end radius.
:CHAIN - allows you to select tangentially-connected edges.
:LABEL_FDBK - gives feedback on the selected edge and associated radius.
:PREVIEW - allows you to preview the blended part and either, accept the new part, or return to the original.

When to use

Use this action to specify the blends required by your current part.

Example

The following parameter sequence blends a group of existing edges in one operation.