Associating Elements

Click Link .

Select the surface.

Select a geometric feature (point, line, curve) or another subdivision surface.

A Tools Palette is displayed:

The following icons let you:

• add a new curve to the selection
• reset the current curve association
• reset all the curve associations

The other icons let you filter the type of association: Selecting Elements.

Select the elements of the base mesh to associate to the surface: a blue dotted line (that is the vector) is displayed in the 3D area to show the association.

The association is made using the closest points to the base mesh.

• Associate a surface with a point:

Select a 3D point so that the selected elements of the base mesh are linked to the point.

If you move the point, the surface is moved accordingly:

• Associate a surface with a curve:

• Associate a surface with another surface:

If you deform the reference surface, the target surface is moved accordingly:

In this case, the vector between the two vertices is re-applied but the linked vertices are still the same.

You can also deform the associated subdivision surface. The linked points are free and can be modified:

Click Modification to deform the curve.

A Tools Palette is displayed:

Refer to Manipulating and Deforming Curves.

Sketch the curve to deform it.

The selected elements are automatically moved and the surface recomputed.

Important: When editing or modifying the subdivision surface, the link appears as a blue full line: