Use the Create Gems tool to create a batch of gems, provided that you have already created gem vectors for each of them. When creating gems in this way, a new assembly is also created.
To create a one or more gems using gem vectors:
- In the Project panel, select the root
Assembly or the assembly
in the Project Tree with which you want to associate the new assembly and gems.
- Select the gem vectors for which you want to create gems.
- On the Gem Tools toolbar, click the Create Gems
button. The Create Gems panel is displayed.
- To create gems for each gem vector in your model, deselect Create only selected gem vectors.
- In the Gem Set Name box, enter the name for the new assembly created along with the gems.
- In the Start Height box, specify the Z height at which you want to create the gems.
- If you do not want to wrap the gems around the composite relief, deselect Position Around Ring.
- To orientate the gems in relation to the underlying composite relief, select Lay On Composite Relief.
- Click
to create a preview of the gems in the 3D view.
- To edit the gems, adjust the settings on the Create Gems panel, and then click
.
- Click
to close the panel and create a new assembly
in the Project Tree along with a gem
for each selected gem vector. Each gem in the Project Tree uses the name of its gem vector.
Note: The availability of this feature is license dependent.