Combine Curves
Creates a 3D curve from two planar curves representing orthogonal projections. Use this tool to create 3D curves from traditional plan and elevation type drawings.
Rebuild Curve tool in most cases to reduce the complexity of the resulting curve.
Access this tool from the Curve Edit tool palette:
Combine Curves Options
Automatic Direction
Try to figure out the projection axes for the two curves automatically. Leave this option on unless Combine curve guesses wrong and you must set the axes manually.
In some cases, the Combine curve tool cannot automatically figure out the projection directions (for example, if the two curves are in the same plane). In these cases, type the projection axes for the first and second profile curves.
Create History
Save the Combine curve history for later editing. If you turn on Create History, you can edit the profile curves and the combined curve automatically updates.
Combine curves workflow
You can create a 3D curve from two orthogonal planar curves.
Make sure that the curves are planar.
You can use the Curve Planarize tool
to flatten the curves and make then planar.Select the Combine Curves tool.
Click the first profile curve.
Click the second profile curve.
If Automatic Direction is off, or if Combine Curves cannot figure out the projection directions, the tool prompts you to enter:
- the projection axis of the first curve (x, y or z), and
- the projection axis of the second curve (x, y, or z).
Combine Curves creates the curve by projecting the two planar curves into a 3D curve.
In some cases, more than one solution may be possible. In these cases, Combine Curves creates all the possible curves. When it is finished, delete the curves you do not want.