Creating a fill edge surface

To create a surface to fill the gap between

selected points on a surface:

. Select the surface to be used, for

example:

. Click Surface tab > Manufacture panel

> Tooling > Fill Edge.
The points on the edge region are
displayed on the model:
 . Use the Fill Edge Regions dialog to
create the surface using either the
manual or automatic option:

To use the Manual option:

. Select Point 1 and Point 2 on the

surface, as shown by and :

When you have made valid selections,
the icons change from to , and
the fill edge is highlighted:

Use the Reverse option on the Fill

Edge Regions dialog to switch

between the shortest path and

the longest path for selected

points. The surface created depends
on the path you select:
 . Click Apply.

To use the Automatic option:

. Adjust the Gap size to the maximum

size of the gaps to be filled.
 Gaps larger than the Gap size are not
filled.

. Click Fill all to fill all gaps that are

smaller than the Gap size.
. Click OK.

Parent topic: Preparing for manufacture

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