Chaining Edges

This task shows you how to chain edges.
 

  1. Click Chaining Edges   in  the Selection Tools toolbar.

Chaining Edges and Minimize Angle

  1. Select Minimize Angle in the list.

  2. Select the initial edge.
    It is displayed in purple, with two direction arrows.

  3. Click an arrow to indicate the direction and start the propagation.

  4. Optional: To help propagation computation:
    • Select target edges. They are displayed in green.
    • Select stop edges. They are displayed in yellow.

    • If propagation reaches a target or a stop edge, it is automatically selected.
    • Propagation stops when a stop edge is reached.
    • Propagation does not try to reach target or stop edges, it uses them when reached.

  5. Go to the More tab to set the tolerance
    G0 Tolerance:      If the distance between two edges is lower than this value, they are considered as connected, propagation goes from one to the other.

  6. Still in the More tab, review the list of points where propagation made a decision not related to G1 continuity.
    As you select a line in the table, the point is displayed in the work with some information.

  7. Optional: Activate Result As Selection.
    Useful to create a Generative Shape Design join or modify the visual properties of faces.
    No feature is created, the result is a selection of faces.

 

Chaining Edges and Inner Curve Beween Points

You can select edges between two points of a boundary. The edges are inner edges, that is not on the boundary of the selected support.

Use this mode to define areas on a surface, such as the flanges in Die Face Design.
Note: To guarantee stability when design changes:

  • The start and end points are automatically projected on the boundary.
  • If the original BRep is lost, the last stored position is used.
  • If the passing edges are not found, the closest edge on the new support is used.

  1. Select Inner Curve Beween Points in the list.

  2. Select one start and one end point on the boundary.

  3. Select target edges.
    Propagation goes through them whenever possible.

  4. Set the Tolerance.
    G1 Tolerance:      If the tangency discontinuity between two edges is lower than this value, they are considered as tangent. They are given propagation priority.

A Chaining Edges feature is created (Unless Result As Selection is activated), with its tolerance parameters and total length.