Lets you check for G1 (tangent) continuity between surfaces, regardless of whether or not positional continuity has been achieved, and displays angular deviation.
Angular Deviation Control options
- Check Spacing By
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Arc Length – Check the continuity at equally spaced points along the surface, determined by the Distance Between Checks option.
# Per Span – Check the continuity at a number of points in each span equal to the value of the Number Per Span option.
Dragging the
also lets you interactively change the number of check points. - Distance Between Checks
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The arc-length distance between continuity checks, when using the Arc Length option. The default is 10.0.
- Number Per Span
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The number of points in each span where continuity is checked, when using the # Per Span option. The default is 20.
- Show Max Labels
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If this option is toggled on, points of maximum tangency angle are shown. Note however that these labels only appear if part of the boundary has tangent discontinuities that are out of tolerance.
- Show Edge Labels
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If this option is checked, indicators showing areas of discontinuities are initially displayed along the boundaries. Red T labels indicate areas of maximum discontinuity. Blue T labels indicate areas of minimum discontinuity.
Note: The labels are nor displayed if Show Comb is turned on. - Chain Select
- If this box is checked, selecting a surface curve also selects all other surface curves that are tangent continuous with it.
- Show Comb
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Check on this option to see the comb lines for tangency breaks.
- Auto Scale
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This option only appears if Show Combs is on. When Auto Scale is checked (default), the scale of the deviation combs is automatically calculated to be proportional to the size of the object.
When this option is unchecked, a Comb Scale option appears, allowing you to set the scale of the comb at the time of creation.
- Comb Scale
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A slider that allow you to adjust the scale of the combs at the time of creation. This value is only available if Auto Scale is turned off.
Dragging the
also lets you interactively adjust the comb scale.