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Ruled
Menu access: Shape | Other shapes | Ruled
Description:
Allows you to create a ruled surface or solid between two curves or edges.
General philosophy:
Select the first curve or edge.
Choose its direction.
Select the second curve or edge.
Choose its direction.
Select OK to start the ruled shape computation.
Available option(s):
When curves are closed, you can choose
the type of shape to create with the option Type=
SOLID or
SURFACE
TYPE . When you choose the solid type, the created shape will be
solid if possible. If not, not any message will appear.
The list 
allows you
to choose the correspondence between the curves
The option 
allows
you to choose the type of synchronization
between the curves.
The option Curves=
VISIBLE or
HIDDEN
allows
you to keep visible or not the curves after the ruled shape is created.
The option Simplify
geometry= YES or
NO
allows
to transform the surfaces that allows it into simple elements (flat shape,
cylindrical or conical surfaces...). This option is useful for some of
the functions of the TopFold module which manage more easily simple elements.
Example(s):
The section curves are represented in red.
Specific point(s):
It is possible to select a point
instead of the second section curve. You can that way obtain pointed
ruled shape.
The directions
of both curves must be the same.
Both
curves must be of same type
(open or closed).
For closed curves, the origin
has a great influence on the result.
It can be visualized and modified with the function Curve | Origin
If the origins are not aligned
enough, the shape may be too much "twisted" and cannot be generated.
You can elect all the curves
by using an enclosing box. In this case, the curves will be used in their
creation order.
Available modification(s):
By using the "modify"
function, you can:
Change the correspondence by using the MATCHING button.
In the case of a point to point correspondence, you can modify the matching points by using the button MATCHING BUTTON .In this case, it is possible to extract a set of points, insert new points or modify existing points.
Change the shape type (Solid or Surface type).
Simplify or not the geometry.
