Creating contours

Tool

Tool set

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Create Contours

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3D Modeling

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Contours are intersections of a solid or surface with a plane passing through the line specified with the Create Contours tool. This tool creates contours at specified intervals, which can then be used to create a loft surface in order to re-create a solid shape.

To create contours:

1.      Click the tool and then click Preferences to open the Set Contour Increment dialog box and specify the contour increment.

To create a single contour, specify a Contour Increment of zero.

2.Click and drag to indicate the position of the intersecting plane. The object to be intersected is highlighted.

The contours, a group of NURBS curves, are created.

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