Blend-Curve
See also Add Blend-Curve
About the Blend-Curve
A Blend-Curve is a sketch-element that has a start-Point and an end-Point. Use the Blend-Curve dialog to edit geometric-properties AT its start-Point and AT its end-Point. The properties you can edit are its: •Angle •Curvature •Curvature Rate •Velocity Scaling - a parameter that influences the overall shape between the start-Point and end-Point. Typically, you merge the start-Point and/or end-Point of the Blend-Curve with other sketch-elements. The default geometric-properties make sure that the Blend-Curve has geometric continuity with adjacent sketch-elements. Case 0 : You do NOT merge the Blend-Curve with another sketch-element. You can edit these geometric-properties at its start-Point and end-Point: •Angle (default = 0) •Curvature (default = 0) •Curvature Rate (default = 0) Case 1 : You do merge the start-Point and/or end-Point of the Blend-Curve with a Line. •Angle is equal to the angle of the Line •Curvature is equal to zero •Curvature Rate is equal to zero Case 2 : You do merge the start-Point and/or end-Point of the Blend-Curve with an Arc. •Angle is equal to the tangent of the Arc •Curvature is equal to 1 / Radius of the Arc (m) •Curvature Rate is equal to zero Case 3 : You do merge the start-Point and/or end-Point of the Blend-Curve with a Blend-Curve. Edit the end-Point of a Blend-Curve that you merge with the start-Point of an adjacent, or following, Blend-Curve. In the Blend-Curve dialog, edit the: •Angle : Disable the end-Point Angle check-box: edit the Angle - the angle of the adjacent Blend-Curve with equal the angle you enter. •Curvature : Disable the end-Point Curvature check-box: edit the Curvature - the curvature of the adjacent Blend-Curve with equal the curvature you enter. •Curvature-Rate : Disable the end-Point Curvature-Rate check-box: edit the Curvature-Rate - the curvature-rate of the adjacent Blend-Curve with equal the curvature-rate you enter. You can edit the geometric-properties •Exactly : with the Blend-Curve dialog •Approximately : with the Blend-Curve drag-handles. |
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