Drag and Spin

Drag surfaces or lines along their normal, a vector, or another line.

1. From the Geometry ribbon, Create tools, click the Drag tool.

   
   
   Figure 1.

2. Optional: On the guide bar, click to define additional options.
3. Choose between Surfaces and Lines from the guide bar drop-down menu.
4. Select surface/lines and drag.
   • Drag in a normal direction by manipulating the slider or entering a value in the microdialog.
   • Click in the microdialog to define a direction using the Vector tool. Once a direction has been defined, press Esc and drag the surface/line using the slider or by entering a value.
   • Click Lines on the guide bar to drag along selected lines. Use the options in the microdialog to define how the surface or line is dragged.

     Fixed Frame

     The surfaces/lines are only translated during the drag, not rotated.

     Line Tangent

     In addition to the translation of the fixed frame option, the surfaces/lines are also rotated in the same way that the tangent of the line list rotates.

     Frenet Frame

     In addition to the translation and rotation of the Line Tangent option, the surfaces/lines also rotate around the line list tangent axis in the same way as the curvature vector rotates.

     The Frenet Frame option does not work well when the curvature of the line list is not smooth or includes large jumps.

     Reverse Direction

     Defines the drag in the opposite direction.

5. Click Drag on the guide bar.

Figure 2.

Tip: On the guide bar, click to open the Advanced Selection dialog, from which you can filter geometry further by selecting a subset of entities based on additional selection methods, such as By Component or By Assembly.

Spin surfaces, nodes, or lines around a defined axis.

1. From the Geometry ribbon, Create tools, click the Spin tool.

   
   
   Figure 3.

2. Optional: On the guide bar, click to define additional options.
3. Choose between Surfaces, Nodes, and Lines from the guide bar drop-down menu.
4. Select surfaces/nodes/lines.
5. Click Spin Axis on the guide bar.
6. Select a spin axis.
   Tip: Click in the microdialog to define the direction of the spin axis using the Vector tool.
7. Spin your selection by dragging the slider or entering an angle in the microdialog.
8. Click Spin on the guide bar

Figure 4.

Tip: On the guide bar, click to open the Advanced Selection dialog, from which you can filter geometry further by selecting a subset of entities based on additional selection methods, such as By Component or By Assembly.