This section covers 3D surfaces - zero-thickness objects equivalent to sheets or pieces of paper. (The 2D Plane commands also create surfaces, but these are flat. These surfaces can be thought of as “grid” surfaces; they are created from a set of contour lines (rather than boundary curves) with implicit surfaces between them.

Surface Connect. Menu: Draw / Surface Connect. Shortcut Key: Ctrl+Q Toolbox Icon: Stretches a surface between two or more lines. The lines can be planes, lines, curves, arcs, or circles. The original lines to be connected can be any shape and at any orientation in 3D space. Point 1: First line to be connected with a surface

Feb 14, 2015 · When DesignCAD creates grids and solids it does so using a set of rules that create individual planar grid facets and solid sides. These surfaces have one and only one surface normal (a line perpendicular to the surface).

Jan 21, 2016 · My first attempt used a lot of curve lines (Surface lines 1.jpg) to define the shape. Then I used these curves as template curves for the "Draw/Surface Connect" function. Each line consisted of two or three arcs with straight segments between them.

Advanced 3D Surface Modeling. TurboCAD Mac Pro takes your designs further. Primitives, complex and advanced surface tools, as well as surface modifiers and transformation tools are included for surface modeling. A partial list of the Surface tools: Cut Section tool calculates the intersection of an infinite plane and a curve, surface, or solid.

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This section covers 3D surfaces - zero-thickness objects equivalent to sheets or pieces of paper. (The 2D Plane commands also create surfaces, but these are flat. These surfaces can be thought of as “grid” surfaces; they are created from a set of contour lines (rather than boundary curves) with implicit surfaces between them.

Aug 4, 2022 · Catia, the advanced surface modelling module is hands down the best surface tool for a design engineer. For styling, freeform surfaces etc, as other mentioned, Alias and Icem surf.

Surface Patch. Menu: Draw / Surface Patch. Toolbox Icon: Fits a smooth surface between any three or four lines, curves, or arcs which meet at their endpoints to form a closed area. Point 1: First line. Point 2: Second line. Point 3: Third line. Point 4: Fourth line (optional) Specify the grid spacing for the surface.

Jan 11, 2025 · Inkscape is a very powerful free illustration program that makes it easy to create patterns and designs we can use to dress up our models in FreeCAD. ...more. Audio tracks for some languages...