<!doctype HTML public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Frameset//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Symmetry</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name="generator" content="RoboHelp by eHelp Corporation www.ehelp.com"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../default_ns.css"><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" title="WebHelpSplitCss"> <!-- if (navigator.appName !="Netscape") { document.write("<link rel='stylesheet' href='../default.css'>");} //--> </script> <style type="text/css"> <!-- p.whs1 { margin-left:40px; } img_whs2 { border:none; width:384px; height:375px; float:none; border-style:none; } img_whs3 { border:none; width:384px; height:385px; float:none; border-style:none; } ul.whs4 { list-style:disc; } --> </style><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" title="WebHelpInlineScript"> <!-- function reDo() { if (innerWidth != origWidth || innerHeight != origHeight) location.reload(); } if ((parseInt(navigator.appVersion) == 4) && (navigator.appName == "Netscape")) { origWidth = innerWidth; origHeight = innerHeight; onresize = reDo; } onerror = null; //--> </script> <style type="text/css"> <!-- div.WebHelpPopupMenu { position:absolute; left:0px; top:0px; z-index:4; visibility:hidden; } p.WebHelpNavBar { text-align:right; } --> </style><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="../whmsg.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="../whver.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="../whproxy.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="../whutils.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="../whtopic.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"> <!-- if (window.gbWhTopic) { if (window.setRelStartPage) { addTocInfo("MESH module\nModifying meshes\nTransforming meshes\nSymmetry"); addButton("show",BTN_IMG,"Show","","","","",0,0,"../whd_show0.gif","../whd_show2.gif","../whd_show1.gif"); addButton("hide",BTN_IMG,"Hide","","","","",0,0,"../whd_hide0.gif","../whd_hide2.gif","../whd_hide1.gif"); } if (window.setRelStartPage) { setRelStartPage("../index.htm"); autoSync(1); sendSyncInfo(); sendAveInfoOut(); } } else if (window.gbIE4) document.location.reload(); //--> </script> </head> <body><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"> <!-- if (window.writeIntopicBar) writeIntopicBar(4); //--> </script> <h1>Symmetry</h1> <p>This geometrical operation allows to perform a symmetrical copy of your mesh or some of its elements.</p> <p> </p> <p class=TODO> To apply symmetry to your mesh:</p> <p class=TODO> </p> <p class="whs1">From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Modification </B></span>choose <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Transformation </B></span>and from its sub-menu select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Symmetry </B></span>item. The following dialog box shall appear:</p> <p class="whs1"> </p> <p class="whs1"><img src="../pics/symmetry1.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="384px" height="375px" border="0" class="img_whs2"></p> <p class="whs1"> </p> <p class="whs1"><img src="../pics/symmetry2.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="384px" height="385px" border="0" class="img_whs3"></p> <p class="whs1"> </p> <p class="whs1"><img src="../pics/symmetry3.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="384px" height="385px" border="0" class="img_whs3"></p> <p class="whs1"> </p> <p class="whs1">This operation has three options, you can symmetrically copy your mesh or some of its elements specifying: </p> <ul type="disc" class="whs4"> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">one point</p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">one axis (point and vector)</p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">one plane (point and normal)</p></li> </ul> <p class="whs1"> </p> <p class="whs1"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Create a copy </B></span>radio button allows to keep the initial elements or mesh.</p> <p class="whs1"> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>See Also</B></span> a sample TUI Script of a <a href="../transforming_meshes.htm#bookmark2">Symmetry</a> operation. </p> <p> </p> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"> <!-- if (window.writeIntopicBar) writeIntopicBar(0); //--> </script> </body> </html>