Description: 5 minutes; Lab exercise: 20 minutes
Use the Matchlines option to get the desired result from multiple profiles with an unequal number of vertices. If the number of edges and vertices of all profiles is not identical, the relative position of a vertex within its profile is used to determine positions in the other profiles. This often leads to unwanted results. Create matchlines to fix the problem. Matchlines show where you want the vertices of the profile edges to be connected together.
Matchlines can only be assigned to vertices of profiles.
A matchline definition is complete if every profile is connected by the matchline.
You can define more than one matchline. The number of edges or vertices of the profiles do not have to be identical.
Define the start and end point of a closed profile with a single matchline. When more than one matchline is needed, the start points are randomly chosen under the given matchlines.
If no matchlines are given, the system finds a good match for closed profiles.
To modify or delete a matchline, select one of the matchline's vertices.
You may need to add vertices in order to place matchlines.
Birails have the same effect as matchlines.
When you are finished, click
to
complete the operation.
![]() Preview of surface without matchlines |
![]() Result of guided loft |
![]() Preview of surface with matchlines - one on either side of the spout |
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Result of guided loft with matchlines. |