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Select corners using a window.

This snap mode can be used as a quick method for building DDLoops (ID_BUILD_DDLOOP CAD > Build > DDLoop), FFLoops (ID_BUILD_FFLOOP CAD > Build > FFLoop), Tunnels (tline CAD > Build > Tunnel), CLines (ID_BUILD_CLINES CAD > Build > CLines) and GLines (ID_BUILD_GLINE CAD > Build > GLines).

 

Although this snap mode is most often used to select multiple points along CLines, corners are permitted to be located on all element types including: FF elements, DD elements, GPlanes, GLines and CLines.

 

Video Demo of FFLoop Model Building

Video Demo of DDLoop model buiding

Video Demo of Model_Simplification_Using_Slicing

 

 

In the figure above, if you pick one or more points prior to selecting a window, the windowed points will be added to those existing points, starting with the nearest previously selected point.

For example if you were to pick point 3 prior to selecting a window, then use a window including points 4, 5, and 6 would add those points in that order.

Alternatively if you were to pick point 3 prior to selecting a window, then use a window including points 1, 2, and 10 would add those points in the order 2, 1 then 10.

 

In the figure above, if you do not pick one or more points prior to selecting a window, the windowed points will selected starting at locations as far as possible apart.

For example if you were select a window over all of the points, since points 2 and 6 are furthest apart, then points would be selected as 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1, 2.

As this example forms a closed loop, the points are selected as such.

This forms a loop suitable for DDLoop construction (ID_BUILD_DDLOOP CAD > Build > DDLoop).

 

 

 

In the figure above, if you pick point 1 prior to selecting a window, then use a window including all points, then all of the points will be selected as shown:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 1, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 12.

This forms two loops suitable for FFLoop construction (ID_BUILD_FFLOOP CAD > Build > FFLoop).

Alternatively if you were to pick point 3 prior to selecting a window, then use a window including points 1, 2, and 10 would add those points in the order 2, 1 then 10.

 

 

Notes:

 

The location of all points along construction lines can be viewed by setting the View > Render > Cline dot radius parameter.

 

Before using this trace snap mode, construction lines should be cleaned up using the CAD > Pack and Renumber Clines function.

 

The ID_EDIT_SMOOTH CAD > Edit > Smooth Construction Lines function can also be used to aid in cleaning up construction lines.