Create a cap

Description: 5 minutes; Lab exercise: 20 min

New to the Create Cap command are the new CoPilots, the Cap Vector button, and the Preview button.  Use them to create a surface quickly.

CoPilots

Cap normal is the normal of the tangent plane at the cap point. Cap weight is the relative weight of the tangent plane at the cap point.

Preview

The Preview button is now a boolean button.  If the Preview button is on, the system provides graphical feedback of the cap once all parameters are specified. Feedback is visible while specifying the the cap point and vector. If the cap calculation is time-consuming, turn off Preview. Once off, no preview of anything is displayed.

 

Lab exercise

Prerequisites

Create a surface with Cap - Preview on

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  1. Create a rectangle using the 2D CoPilot.
  2. Extrude the rectangle.
  3. Click Surfacing .
  4. Click Cap in the Create Face section.
  5. Click Preview.
  6. Specify the four edges of the box with the Select tool.
  7. Preview of the cap, including the Length and Angle of the cap, is shown.  Move the cursor to change the height and angle of the cap. Click the viewport at Length: 0.8 in, Angle: 0.

  1. Click Cap Vector and use the Vector 3D CoPilot in modify mode to modify the vector. Click an arc and change the angle. Click the arrow and change the distance.

  1. Click to complete the operation.

Create a surface with Cap - Preview off

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  1. Create a rectangle using the 2D CoPilot.
  2. Extrude the rectangle.
  3. Click Surfacing .
  4. Click Cap in the Create Face section.
  5. Specify the four edges of the box with the Select tool.
  6. Use the Point 3D CoPilot and its feedback to determine the location of the cap.

  1. Click the viewport at the desired location.
  2. Click Cap Vector and use the Vector 3D CoPilot in modify mode to modify the vector. Click an arc and change the angle. Click the arrow and change the distance.
  3. Click to complete the operation.