Animate > Create Animated Sweep

 
 
 

Creates an animated sweep for the selected objects. See To use animated sweep.

Animate > Create Animated Sweep >

Time Range

Set one of the following options:

Time Slider

Creates an animated sweep for the length of time defined by the length of the time slider.

Start/End

Lets you set a specific a Start time and End Time for the animated sweep.

By Time

Evaluates the animation and create geometry for each By Time position.

Parameterization

Set one of the following options:

Uniform

Makes the profile curves run parallel to the V direction. The parameter values of the resulting surface in the U direction are equally spaced. The first profile curve corresponds to the isoparm on the surface at U[0], the second to U[1], and so on.

Chord Length

Causes the parameter values on the resulting surface in the U direction to be based on the distance between the start points of the profile curves.

Surface Degree

Sets the lofted surface to linear or cubic in the U direction.

Linear

Creates surfaces that appear faceted.

Cubic

Creates smooth surfaces.

Surface

Specifies whether an open or closed surface is created. See Make a curve or surface open or closed for more information.

Output Geometry

Specifies the type of geometry created. You can choose from NURBS or Polygons.

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