Curve Menu

A Curves Object contains one or more lines that trace the surface of a three-dimensional object. In Geomagic Studio, the line is a cross section of the three-dimensional object (created by Polygons > Cross Section) or and arbitrary path across the surface (created by Curves > Create Curve Object).

A Curves Object appears in the Model Manager as a distinct object, not as a sub-object of another.

The Curve Menu contains functions that manipulate existing Curves Objects, and appears in the menu bar only when a Curves Object is active in the Model Manager. The tools are:

• Edit Curves - modifies an existing Curves Object by increas­ing the tension about control points.

• Merge Curve Objects - merges two or more Curves Objects into a single Curves Object.

• Copy Curve to Object - superimposes the Curves Object that is active in the Model Manager onto any Point or Polygon Object, resulting in non-object curves on the object.

• Create Points - creates a new Points object of user-specified den­sity from the selected Curves Object.

• Delete Curves - deletes selected segment(s) of a Curves Object (not the whole Curves object).