Skeleton Curve : Options and Results

Required Step 1

1. Pick closed contour(s) or planar face(s).

2. Click <Exit><Exit>(middle mouse button) to proceed to the next step.
   

Required Step 2

1. Set the parameter values.

   1. If closed contours were selected in step 1, the skeleton (middle curve) of the selected 2D contours is displayed.

   2. If planar faces were selected in step 1, the system creates a skeleton curve based on the boundary edges of the selected face.

   3. If adjacent faces with the same plane are selected, a single skeleton curve is created.

   4. If non-adjacent faces or faces which do not share the same plane are selected, different skeleton curves will be created on each selected face.

   Parameters

   Ignore Sharp Edges / Include Sharp Edges	This toggle option allows you to ignore or include sharp edges when creating the middle curve. A sharp edge is defined as ≤ 160°. Ignore Sharp Edges Do not extend the middle curve to sharp edges. See the examples below. This is the default option. Include Sharp Edges Extend the middle curve to sharp edges. See the examples below. ExamplesExamples Ignore Sharp Edges Include Sharp Edges
   Boundary Gap	Set a gap between the middle curve and the boundary of the selected contour. Default = 0 mm Min: 0 mm Max: 1000 mm depending on the bounding box ExamplesExamples Ignore Sharp Edges Include Sharp Edges Boundary Gap = 0 Boundary Gap = 0.7 Boundary Gap = 0 Boundary Gap = 0.7
   Chain	This is a dropdown list of the following options to define how the skeleton curve is to be created. See the example images below. Exploded Segments Each curve segment that reaches a split vertex is created as a separate segment. Chain For each curve segment, the system creates the longest possible continuous segments. This is the default option. Single Wire All curve segments are combined into a single wire. ExamplesExamples Exploded Segments Chain Single Wire

2. The skeleton (mid) curve(s) of the selected geometry are displayed with the following parameters.
    

   If faces which do not share the same plane are selected, different skeleton curves will be created on each selected face, as shown in the image below.

3. Click OKOK or ApplyApply in the Feature Guide to complete the function.

When completed, the Skeleton Curve feature will appear in the Feature Tree.