Create Surfaces

  1. From the Project Browser, select the system to which the surface is to be added.
  2. Right-click on a system in the Project Browser and select Add > Reference Entity > Surface from the context menu.
    OR
    Right-click on a curve folder in the Project Browser and select Add Surface from the context menu.
    OR
    Right-click the Surfaces button on the Reference toolbar.
    The Add Surface dialog is displayed.
  3. Specify a label and variable name.
    By default, variables names of entities in MotionView follow a certain convention. For example, all deformable surface entities have a variable name starting with “sur_”. This is the recommended convention to follow when building models in MotionView since it has many advantages in model editing and model manipulation.
  4. Click OK to close the window or Apply to continue creating entities.