Saving Boundaries of Edge Blend

Main Concepts of Edge Blend Boundaries

When the blending is created, it is possible to specify the edges of the body which must remain intact upon blending. As a result, the blend surface will be bounded by these edges.

In some particular cases saved boundary is selected automatically. Automatically selected boundary is NOT displayed in the list of boundaries in the Parameters window. You can override automatic boundary selection by selecting the desired boundary manually.

Some edges can not be used as saved boundaries. They can still be added to the list of boundaries in the Parameters window, but enabling the Save checkbox for them do not affect the blend result.

Selecting saved edges (boundaries)

To select a boundary, go to the Boundary tab of the General Parameters section of the Parameters window, or use the following automenu option:

This automenu option and the Boundary tab are linked together: activation of the tab activates the automenu option and vice versa. This mode enables filter for selecting edges on the Filter Toolbar. Then you can select an edge in the 3D scene by moving mouse cursor over it and clicking . Selected edge will be displayed in the list. Edges added to the list are highlighted in green in the 3D scene, current selection is highlighted in red.

Buttons allowing to Collapse the list, Delete Element from the List or Clear the list are located to the right side of the list. Click on element in the list to select it. Selected element will be highlighted in the list.

Each row of the list contain an element type icon (edge), a name of an element and a name of a parent body.

The Save checkbox is located below the list. It works individually for each selected edge. Enabling this checkbox will force system to try and save selected edge. If saving is impossible, the checkbox condition will be ignored.