To provide information about selected entities in both QA and R&D environments.
General
The tool displays geometrical information and detects problematic areas. No geometrical entities are created; all visual information (control points, break points, etc.) are cleared after exiting the function. Entity Information does not use the regular selection filter while entity selection is available in NC after the Entity Information tool is invoked.
Upon invoking, a special cursor icon is displayed. The dialog displayed after selecting the particular entity is specific to the entity type selected. You can move from one entity to another and the dialog updates accordingly. Clicking the middle mouse button exits the function.
Each specific entity dialog contains three management buttons for producing full and short reports and for selecting a new entity.
The following entity types can be analyzed:
An example of the Entity Information dialogs appears below:
Control Points, Knots and Slopes
Entity colors can be redefined by clicking on the color square and accessing the Color Palettes.
Break Points
Entity colors can be redefined by clicking on the color square and accessing the Color Palettes.
Control Points, Knots, Faces and Slopes
Entity colors can be redefined by clicking on the color square and accessing the Color Palettes.
Slope at Selected Point and Normal at Selected Point
Entity colors can be redefined by clicking on the color square and accessing the Color Palettes.
Control Points and Outside Direction
Entity colors can be redefined by clicking on the color square and accessing the Color Palettes.
Normal at Set Point
Entity colors can be redefined by clicking on the color square and accessing the Color Palettes.
Open Edges
Entity colors can be redefined by clicking on the color square and accessing the Color Palettes.
Tolerant Edges/Vertices
Entity colors can be redefined by clicking on the color square and accessing the Color Palettes.
Entity colors can be redefined by clicking on the color square and accessing the Color Palettes.