Drafting a Subdivision Surface

You can define a draft angle on a subdivision surface.

Before you begin: Create a subdivision surface containing at least one free border.
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Applying a Modification

  1. Click Draft of subdivision in the Modification toolbar.

  2. Select the surface containing the free border as the neutral element (i.e. the fixed element).



    A Tools Palette is displayed:

    The following icons let you:


    • define the draft angle using a dialog box
    • apply the command

    A slider is displayed at the right of the screen to let you define the draft angle between 1 and 5.

  3. Drag the slider to the desired angle. The surface is modified accordingly:



  4. Click Apply (Enter) to validate the command.



    Important:
    • The draft direction is computed by default.
    • If the current angle is bigger than the draft angle, all vertices are modified.
    • If they are two or more free borders, you have to first choose the reference border (i.e. the parting element) in order to compute the angle.
    • This command works along with FreeStyle Analyses. For further information, refer to Performing FreeStyle Analyses.