Create and Edit Feature Edges

Use the Feature Edges tool to create and edit mesh controls on an edge.

Create Feature Edges

  1. From the Topology ribbon, click the Feature Edges > Create tool.
    Figure 1.


  2. Optional: On the guide bar, click to define feature options.
  3. Select components or elements.
    Use the drop-down menu on the guide bar selector to set the entity type.
  4. Click Feature.

Edit Feature Edges

  1. From the Topology ribbon, click the Feature Edges > Edit tool.
    Figure 2.


  2. Optional: On the guide bar, click to define feature options.
  3. Select Node Path or Node List using the guide bar drop-down menu.
  4. Select nodes.
    OptionDescription
    Node Path
    1. Left-click to create the path's starting point.
    2. Move your mouse to draw the node path.
    3. Left-click again to create the path.
    Node List Left-click on individual nodes to create the desired path.
  5. Select an option from the microdialog drop-down menu.
    • Break ends the current node path and allows you to create a new path from a different starting point.
    • Continue starts a new node path from the end point of the previous path.
  6. Click Add.
  7. Review open element features.
    1. On the guide bar, click Review.
    2. Click and to cycle through open loops.
    3. Click to exit review mode.
  8. Optional: Delete feature edges in the following ways:
    • Click on the guide bar to delete all feature edges.
    • Select a feature edge then left-click to delete individual feature edges.