Surface Approximation Utility (NURBS)
 
 
 
Command entry: Utilities panel Utilities rollout More button Utilities dialog Surface Approximation

The Surface Approximation utility lets you change approximation and display settings without going into the NURBS model, and is especially useful for changing settings on multiple NURBS objects at once.

It has two rollouts, one for surface approximation and the other for surface display controls:

Surface Approximation Rollout

Surface Display Rollout

Procedures

To use the Surface Approximation utility:

  1. On the Utilities panel, click the More button, and choose Surface Approximation from the list.
  2. Set the desired options on the Surface Approximation and Surface Display rollouts.
  3. Select the NURBS objects to apply the settings to.
  4. On the Surface Display rollout, click Set Selected to apply the settings.
  • Surface Approximation Rollout

    The controls in the Surface Approximation rollout are the same as the surface approximation controls for NURBS surface objects, with two additional buttons: Set Selected and Reset.

  • Surface Display Rollout

    The controls in the Surface Display rollout are the same as the display controls for NURBS surface objects, with two additional buttons: Set Selected and Reset.