The Synchronize dialog box will be displayed only when it is applicable. For example, if the section consisted of two separate arcs, SURFCAM would not display the Synchronize dialog box due to the fact that there is only one element per section. The dialog box will not be displayed if sections traveling both directions are chained.
When you use Sections to create a surface from cross sections that contain the same number of elements or nodes, SURFCAM will prompt you to synchronize the elements. Synchronizing causes each cross section element or node to be matched with a corresponding cross section element or node.
Synchronize
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SURFCAM will not match any of the entities from one section to another.
Nodes
When SURFCAM recognizes splines, it will match each node together. If any single spline in a chain has a different number of nodes, this option will not be available. If the sections contain both splines and elements, the system will provide an option to synchronize the elements only, the nodes only, or none.
Elements
SURFCAM matches each element to the corresponding element in each cross section. If the sections contain both splines and elements, SURFCAM will provide an option to synchronize the elements.
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