BUILD MENU

All of the commands in the BUILD menu deal with creating surfaces by building which is the most flexible method of creating surfaces within DeskArtes. The command BUILDÞCreate:Surface builds the surface, while the other commands control how the building is done. With them, it is possible to create and update secondary projections for the surfaces, to create and scale section curves, etc.

Building is the most flexible way to create surfaces. It is also the most commonly used command so it deserves a more thorough explanation than the other surface creation commands.You may use it in several different ways, to obtain different results. The build methods are

Building requires projection curves and cross section curves. The combination of curves determines exactly what the outcome of the command will be. The decision must be made as to which method to use for each surface.