Composite Curve Jump Confirmation dialog

When creating a composite curve, PowerMill stops when it reaches a gap in the geometry. Click on the curve you want to join.

Click the orange curve to display the Composite Curve Jump Confirmation dialog.

This dialog contains the following:

• Use tangents to create the curve — When deselected, joins the curves with a straight line. When selected, joins the curves with a tangential curve.

  Use tangents to create the curve deselected:

  

  Use tangents to create the curve selected:

  

• Next start tangent — Click to cycle through the various tangent options.
• Next end tangent — Click to cycle through the various tangent options.
• Yes — Click to accept the join and return to the Create Composite Curve toolbar.
• No — Click to reject the join and return to the Create Composite Curve toolbar.

For more information, see Creating a composite curve from 'gappy' wireframe geometry.

If you are creating a composite curve by selecting surfaces rather than existing curves, and you want to bridge a gap, the Composite Curve Jump Confirmation dialog has an extra field.

Use tangents to create the curve deselected:

— When displayed, the composite curve remains an embedded curve. Hover over to display more information.

Use tangents to create the curve selected:

— When displayed, the composite curve is no longer an embedded curve. Hover over to display more information.

Note: If you create a composite curve by selecting surfaces or curves extracted from a surface, the resulting composite curve is an embedded pattern.