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Shape Tooltab (Part Level)

This command transforms (morphs) a shape by warping face geometry. Modifications are not limited to a single face, but work across edges maintaining the integrity of the solid shape. The transformation is performed by grabbing a point on a face and dragging it in different ways. This command gives you more precise control over local face modifications than the Modify Face Control Points command.

7 Faces of the Shape are Modified	Rigid=0, Bulge=50, Slope=50, Flat
Rigid=50, Bulge=50, Slope=50	Flat Rigid=50, Bulge=50, Slope=0, Flat

   Required Inputs

	Translate along Direction
	Translate to Point
	Translate along Path
	Translate about Axis
	Uniform Scale about Point
	Non-Uniform Scale about Point

• Geometry 
  All of the Morph Shape commands require you to select Geometry to morph. You can select a Shape, Face, 3D Curve, Parting Line, 3D Point or a 3D Block. If a face is selected, its edges are automatically Locked. See Optional Inputs below for more about Move and Lock options.
  
  
• Point
  This is the point that you will morph.  It is located on the shape that is being morphed.
  
  
• Direction
  Specify the drag direction
  
  
• To point
  This is the distance that the point will move
  
  
• Path
  For the Translate along Path method, select the path the morph will take.
  
  
• Axis, Angle
  For the Rotate about an Axis method, select the axis and specify the angle that the morph will take.
  
  
• Center, Scale
  For the Scale about Point method, select the center point about which to morph.
  
  
• Scale Plane, XYZ Scale - For the Non-Uniform Scale about Point method, specify the plane about which the scaling will take place as well as the X, Y and Z scale factors.

 

Optional Inputs

• Move, Lock
  On the Move tab, you define the Geometry that will move and the parameters that affect how much nearby geometry will move (these are the transition parameters).  You can use the Geometry option to change the geometry to move.
  
  On the Lock tab, you define the Stationary geometry that will not move and the same transition parameters.  You can lock individual points, edges, curves, faces or datums.  For instance, you could move a point using a radius of influence of 50mm while locking down a point using a radius of influence of only 10mm.  You can define one set of transition parameters for the moving geometry and one set for the locked geometry.  Use the Stationary option to change the geometry to lock.  The locking geometry can be a set of curves, edges, points or datum planes.
  
  
• Minimize surface data
  Use this option to reduce the number of control points used in the modified (i.e., morphed) surfaces. This option slows down the Morph command but dramatically reduces the control point density of the resultant surfaces.  This reducing part size and makes the surfaces and shapes much quicker to modify with subsequent modeling operations.
  
  

 

• Bend, Translate
  Use this option to allow the morph transformation to be a straight translation or a bend.

Original orientation

Bend option
Adjoining edges retain the same relative angle from curve 1 to curve 2
 

Translate option
Adjoining edges simply translate to the new position; a straight transformation.

 

• Influence (I)
  Specify radius of influence.  The smaller the number the more localized the change.  A larger radius value will influence more of the part.  Typically, if you want the entire part to bend this value should be equal to the length of the part.
• In the example above for Bend and Translate,  I = the length of the part, R = 100 (see below)
  
  
  
• Rigid (R)
  Specify radius for rigid motion.  R=100 can be interpreted as 100% of the Radius of Influence, therefore you want Rigid Body motion.
  
  
• Bulge (B)
  Specify bulge factor for transition region.
  
  
• Slope
  Specify slope for transition region.
  
  
• Flat/Peak
  This determines whether the surfaces at the new point location are rounded (flat) or sharp (peak).  This option is useful when you are dragging a point on the corner or edge of a part.
  
  
• Stationary
  (see Move, Lock above).

1. Morph Shape Curve to Curve
2. Morph Shape with Curve
3. Morph Shape by Offset
4. Simplify Part
5. Tie Off Self-intersections
6. Sew Shapes
7. Divide Shapes
8. Trim Shapes
9. Explode Faces
10. Combine Shapes
11. Replace Faces