Change link to line

Change link to line converts any selected segment into a straight line between its end points.

To use Change link to line:

1. In the Modify Surface dialog, select Change link to line.
2. Select a surface from the Surface list, or click the Pick Surface button and select it in the graphics window.
3. Click the Pick curve on surface button and select a curve in the graphics window.
4. Click OK.

The selected segment is converted into a straight line, and the surface shape is recalculated.

This edit breaks the link between the surface and the method originally used to construct it. You cannot open the surface's Properties dialog and modify it based on the parameters that originally defined it as those parameters no longer apply directly to this surface.