Redefine Surface command bar

Displays the Redefine Surface Options dialog box.

Displays the Surface Visualization Options dialog box.

Allows you to select the faces of the new surface.

Selects the guide curve for the feature to follow. To be valid, guide curves must touch each cross section.

Allows you to insert new sketches to control the new face. Once the Insert sketch step is selected the Create From Options is available with the following options:

Specifies that you want to define a plane that is coincident to an existing reference plane or a planar face on the part. When you set this option, a default X-axis and direction is applied to the new reference plane. You can use keyboard accelerators to define a different X-axis and direction for the new reference plane.

Specifies that you want to define a plane that is parallel to an existing reference plane or a planar face on the part. When you set this option, you can specify the parallel offset distance. When you set this option, a default X-axis and direction is applied to the new reference plane. You can use keyboard accelerators to define a different X-axis and direction for the new reference plane.

Specifies that you want to define a plane that is at an angle to an existing reference plane or planar face on the part. When you set this option, you can specify the angle value you want.

Specifies that you want to define a plane that is perpendicular to an existing reference plane or planar face on the part.

Specifies that you want to define a plane that is coincident to an existing reference plane or a planar face on the part. When you set this option, you define the X-axis and direction for the new reference plane using a linear edge, a planar face, or another reference plane.

Specifies that you want to define a plane that is perpendicular to a curve you select. This is the default option when constructing a helix using the Perpendicular option.

Specifies that you want to define a plane by three keypoints you select.

Specifies that you want to define a plane that is tangent to a curved face on the part. You can select a cylinder, cone, sphere, torus, or b-spline surface. When you set this option, you can also specify the angular rotation value. When you set this option, a default X-axis and direction is applied to the new reference plane. You can use keyboard accelerators to define a different X-axis and direction for the new reference plane.

Specifies that you want to define a plane that is coincident to a reference plane used to define an earlier feature. You can select the feature you want using Feature PathFinder or in the graphic window. This option is not available when constructing the base feature.

Automatically selects the reference plane used for the previous feature. This option is not available if the last feature was a pattern.

Specifies that you can use the U or V mesh lines of a surface as a sketch. The U and V surface mesh must be first turned on via the Surface Visualization Options command. The user will then have control over which lines to include as a keypoint curve.

This button changes function as you move through the feature construction process. The Preview button shows what the constructed feature will look like, based on the input provided in the other steps. The Finish button constructs the feature. After previewing or finishing the feature, you can edit it by re-selecting the appropriate step on the command bar. The Cancel button discards all input and exits the command.

Accepts the current selected inputs.

Clears the selection.

Applies a command tangent condition to the boundary edges.

Allows you to show or hide the tangency control handles.

Specifies that the shape of the new surface where it meets the shared boundary is not shaped to provide tangent or curvature continuance.

Specifies that the shape of the new surface where it meets the edge is tangent to the existing surface at the shared boundary.

Specifies that the shape of the new surface where it meets the boundary is curvature continuous with the existing surface at the shared edge.

Specifies that you want to define a plane that is perpendicular to a curve you select

Displays the feature name. Feature names are assigned automatically. You can edit the name by typing a new name in the box on the command bar or by selecting the feature and using the Rename command on the shortcut menu.