Mdify a profile and automatically adjust the adjacent profiles to obtain a smooth POP Line.

Select a profile in the graphic area, and its parameters will automatically display in the profile window. It enables the user to modify the addendum when modifying types and parameters of the selected profiles.

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After this option is toggled on, this profile is set as the control profile.

l    If the profile is not set as control profile, the adjacent profiles will not vary with this modified profile. Figure 7.3.45 shows the addendum before profile modification. Figure 7.3.46 shows the addendum after profile modification.

Figure 7.3.45  Addendum before profile modification

Figure 7.3.46  Addendum after profile modification

l    If the profile is set as control profile, the adjacent profiles will vary with this profile. Figure 7.3.46 shows the addendum before control profile modification. Figure 7.3.47 shows the addendum after control profile modification.

Figure 7.3.47  Addendum after control profile modification

The addendum shape can be changed by setting several control profiles. The addendum in Figure 7.3.49 s obtained from the addendum in Figure 7.3.48 by setting several control profiles

Figure 7.3.48  nitial addendum

Figure 7.3.49  The desired addendum

The operations are described below:

1.  Set control profiles 1 and 2 without changing any parameters. The control profiles 1 and 2 will make sure that the addendum does not change, as illustrated in Figure 7.3.50.

Figure 7.3.50  Set control profiles 1 and 2

2. Set control profile 3 and change its parameters. Then set control profile 4, and set its parameters the same as the ones in profile 3, as illustrated in Figure 7.3.51. The local addendum can be changed by setting control profiles 3 and 4.

Figure 7.3.51  Set control profiles 3 and 4

After modification of profiles, eta/DYNAFORM will replace the selected profiles with the modified profile, and update other profiles in the selected region to maintain a smooth POP Line. If the Auto Update Addendum option is selected, the addendum mesh is automatically updated according to the new profiles.

Note: As for the addendum added by segment, the profiles at thetwo ends will be automatically set as the control profile, as illustrated in Figure 7.3.52.

Figure 7.3.52  Addendum added by segment