Refit Surfaces

Refits a selected set of surfaces to a scanned mesh, maintaining the character of the original surface set (degree, spans, parameterization).

Access this tool from the Surface Edit tool palette :

Refit Surfaces Control settings

Refit Direction

The projection direction for the refit, Z Axis, Y Axis, X Axis or Surface Normal.

Surface Normal should work in most cases.

Note: X, Y or Z may not work well in cases where the direction is nearly parallel to the surface orientation.

Minimum Degree

The minimum degree of the refit surfaces. If the target refit surface has a degree less than the specified degree, the degree is raised to the specified degree.

Smooth

Smooths the surface according to the Smooth Factor.

Smooth Factor

Controls the effect of each smoothing step. The smaller the smoothing factor, the smaller the movements of the CVs. Increase the smooth factor on noisy scans.

Auto Update

Automatically updates the surfaces when the values in the Refit Surfaces Control window change.

Deviation Check

Displays the maximum deviation between the surface and the mesh.

Deviation Scale

Sets the scale of the deviation combs.

Refit Surfaces workflow

As part of the reverse engineering process, you can refit a selected set of surfaces to a scanned mesh. The refit surface set maintains the character of the original surface set (degree, spans, parameterization).

Before Refit left, After Refit right

Deviation Before Refit left, Deviation After Refit right

Select the Refit Surfaces tool.
Select the surfaces to refit and click Accept.
Select the mesh to which you are refitting the surface.
Adjust refit options, as needed.
Click Build.