To Change the Spacing Mode of Layout Volumes

Use this procedure to change how modes are positioned along a layout volume.

For example, you can change the mode so that a volume with manually spaced nodes becomes a volume with evenly spaced nodes. If you want to add nodes to a layout volume with a fixed number of nodes, you must first convert the layout volume to the manually spaced or evenly spaced mode.

You can also change the layout mode on the Properties palette.

1. Select the layout volume by selecting one of the node anchors.
2. Choose the desired command:
   • For X axis, click Layout Grid 3D tabX Axis panelLayout Mode.
   • For Y axis, click Layout Grid 3D tabY Axis panelLayout Mode.
   • For Z axis, click Layout Grid 3D tabZ Axis panelLayout Mode.
3. Select the desired mode, and press Enter.
   • If you are changing a layout volume with manually spaced nodes to a volume with nodes placed at a fixed repeated spacing value, you are prompted for start and end offsets, and the distance between the nodes. If there are too few nodes on the curve to fill it, new nodes are created at the specified distance.
   • If you are changing a layout volume with manually spaced nodes to a volume with evenly spaced nodes, you are prompted for start and end offsets for the volume. The existing nodes are distributed evenly on the volume.
   • If you are changing a volume with nodes placed at a fixed repeated spacing value to a volume with manually spaced nodes, there is no visible change. However, the nodes have been converted to manual nodes, so that you now can add nodes to and remove nodes from the volume.
   • If you are changing a volume with nodes placed at a fixed repeated spacing value to a volume with evenly spaced nodes, you are prompted for start and end offsets. The existing nodes are than recalculated and distributed evenly. You can now add nodes to and remove nodes from the volume.
   • If you are changing a volume with evenly spaced nodes to a volume with manually spaced nodes, there is no visible change. If you change the volume, however, the nodes remain fixed and are no longer redistributed evenly.
   • If you are changing a volume with evenly spaced nodes to a volume with nodes placed at a fixed repeated spacing value, you are prompted for start and end offsets, and the distance between the nodes. If there are too few nodes on the curve to fill it, new nodes are created at the specified distance.