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Angle Spline

Use Angle to create a closed “L” shaped spline. You have the option to specify the radii of the corners between the vertical and horizontal legs of the section.

  • Create panel > (Shapes) > Extended Splines > Object Type rollout > Angle
  • Default menu: Create menu > Extended Shapes > Angle
  • Alt menu: Objects menu > Extended Shapes > Angle

Example of Angle

Tip: While creating an Angle spline, you can use the mouse to pan and orbit the viewport between steps. To pan the viewport, drag with the middle mouse button or scroll with the mouse wheel. To orbit the viewport, press and hold the Alt key and drag with the middle mouse button or scroll with the mouse wheel.

Procedures

To create an Angle spline:

  1. Go to the Create panel and turn on (Shapes).
  2. Open the Shapes List and select Extended Splines.
  3. Click Angle.
  4. Drag and release the mouse button to define the initial size of the angle.
  5. Move the mouse and then click to define the thickness of the walls of the angle.

Interface

Rendering and Interpolation rollouts

Most spline-based shapes share these parameters. For details, see Rendering rollout and Interpolation rollout.

Creation Method rollout

The Angle shape offers the standard creation-method choice: Center or Edge. For details, see Creation Method rollout.

Keyboard Entry rollout

Creates an Angle spline from the keyboard. Use the X/Y/Z settings to specify the center point, and the remaining parameters to specify the dimensions, then click Create. After creating the spline, you can use the Parameters rollout controls to adjust its settings (see following).

Parameters rollout

Length

The height of the vertical leg of the angle.

Width

The width of the horizontal leg of the angle.

Thickness

The thickness of both legs of the angle.

Sync Corner Fillets

When on, Corner Radius 1 controls the radius of both the interior and exterior corners between the vertical and horizontal legs. It also maintains the thickness of the section. Default=on.

Corner Radius 1

The exterior radius between the vertical and horizontal legs of the angle.

Corner Radius 2

The interior radius between the vertical and horizontal legs of the angle.

Edge Radii

The interior radius at the outermost edges of the vertical and horizontal legs.

Note: Take care when adjusting these settings. There are no constraining relationships between them. Therefore, it's possible to set an inside radius (Corner Radius 2) that is greater than the length or width of the legs of the angle.
Parent topic: Extended Splines

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