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Create surfaces from lines in a geometry
Create surfaces from lines in a geometry

Here's how you create surfaces from lines in Design.

Updated over 10 months ago

Follow these steps to create surfaces from lines in Design.

  1. To create surfaces from lines, you need to be in editing mode in a design.

  2. To create a surface within a closed line, double-click on the line, or right-click and choose Select line/polygon. The line will turn green, indicating it is selected. You can also include standalone points or other lines in the triangulation.

  3. To triangulate the selected objects, go to FUNCTIONS - Triangulate and click Confirm. Alternatively, you can use the shortcut T.

  4. A triangulated surface will be displayed by default, with the visible surface from the top, including its break lines. You can adjust this via right-click OPTIONS - Double-sided mode.

  5. Save the surface in the geometry by pressing Ctrl+s.


    Below are the options you can make with a triangulated surface in editing mode:

Flip break line

Right-click on a break line and select Flip break line.

Delete triangle

Right-click on a triangle and select Delete triangle.

Delete point

Right-click on a point and select Delete point.

Flip triangle

Right-click on a triangle and select Flip triangle.

Focus geometry

If it is a new geometry that has not been saved in the object list, you can right-click and choose OPTIONS - Focus geometry to focus the camera on the object.

Show double-sided surface

For simpler modeling, you can switch to double-sided mode, where the surface is visible from both sides. Right-click and choose OPTIONS - Double-sided mode.

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