Pattern Machine 3D - User Manual

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Create Elements Element from Mesh Parameters Element from Cross Section Modelled Mesh Back to Index
Create Elements		contents
Elements are the final Step in the Object design chain and represent the flat pattern slices of the three dimensional Object to be produced. Joints for seaming allowances and Textures can be assigned to Elements - finally Elements can be high resolution rendered.
Activation Methods Menu Window > Mesh Options or Toolbar Button Usage Design Mesh of the Object to be produced Display Mesh Options Dialog Click on Create Elements Build the Element Joints (seaming allowances) by clicking Create Joints Notes Elements are always created in a new Viewport and have to be saved aside from Meshes and Segments.




Element from Mesh Parameters		contents

Activation Methods: Menu Window > Mesh Options Toolbar Button Element Creation Usage Create Elements for Texturing and high resolution rendering Joints Usage Create Joints for seam allowances between Slices and Elements		Elements from Mesh Number of Slices Number of Slices needed to build your Object. For Segments converted from an Outline, setting must be the same as Number of Slices in Convert Parameters. Spacing Spacing between Element Slices in selected Ruler units Selected Mesh Only Create Elements only from selected Meshes Create Elements Execute Create Element Command Joints Joint Size Size of Joints (seaming allowances) in selected Ruler units Note that Joint Sizes are locked to this value when rendering scales not equal to 1:1 Left and Right Create left and right hand Joints of Element Slices Top and Bottom Create top and bottom Joints of Element Slices Create Joints Execute Create Joints Command

Element from Cross Section Modelled Mesh		contents
Activation Methods: Menu Window > Mesh Options Toolbar Button Cross Section Usage Draw the outline of your object and its different cross sections as segments. Apply the different cross sections to subsections ot the outline From the cross section modeled mesh, automatically create elements for high resolution rendering. The number of elements created from a cross section modelled mesh, depends from the point count of the cross section segments.		Cross Section Assign Cross Section: Select the points of your outline segment you want to assign the cross section segment to. Click "Assign Cross Section" Click the cross section segment Click the outline segment Note: All cross section segments assigned to the outline segment, must have same number of points Create Elements Note: the number of elements are given by the nuber od points of the cross section segment assigned to the outline segment. Subdivisions Horizontal subdivision of each element Radial Create radial elements - use this setting for objects having round shaped cross section. Linear Create linear elements - use this option for objects having rectangular/polygonal shaped cross section. Create Elements Click the Create Elements button to create the high resolution rendering elements.
Outline, cross section and mesh example
Elements created from the cross section modelled mesh

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