Editing the Surface

This task shows you how to modify the surface you just created.
  1. Select the surface.

  2. Click the Control Points icon:
    • As soon as you clicked the icon, control points and mesh lines are displayed. They are used to manually pull on the surface so as to deform it.
    • Deformation can also be done using the Tuner dialog box displayed using the Edit contextual command on control points or mesh lines.
    • Depending on the settings, texts may be displayed on the surface, allowing to modify the U, V orders, or to set continuity constraints on the surface edges.
      For further details, refer to FreeStyle Settings.
    The Control Points dialog box is also displayed:

  3. Right-click the compass and choose the Make YZ the Privileged plane.

    The compass is oriented likewise:
  4. Click the Local Normals icon:

  5. Select the mesh line and pull down it.

    The selected control points are moved according to the translation type and law defined in the Control Points dialog box.
  6. Click OK in the Control Points dialog box to accept the modified shape of the surface.