Create and Edit Feature Edges
Use the Feature Edges tool to create and edit mesh controls on an edge.
Create Feature Edges
![](../../images/helpAnimationFeatureEdgesCreate.gif)
Figure 2.
Feature Edges: Create Tool
An overview of the Feature Edges: Create tool.
![](../../images/icons/icon_feature_edges_create.png)
Figure 3.
Use the Feature Edges: Create tool to create feature edges.
- Access
- Go to .
Options
- Feature angle
- The maximum angle allowed between the normals of two connected shell elements. When an angle exceeds this value, a plot element is created.
- Method
- The method to use for calculating features.
- Ignore normals
- Ignore the normal directions of the elements when creating features.
- Merge small areas
- Combine small areas; for example, a long but narrow strip that might result in two parallel feature lines very close to one another would instead create only one feature line.
- Create
- Choose between creating plot elements or lines.
- Break angle
- The angle above which a line will be split into two lines.
- Smooth
- Creates curved (smooth) lines rather than straight segments.
Edit Feature Edges
![](../../images/helpAnimationFeatureEdgesEdit.gif)
Figure 5.
Feature Edges: Edit Tool
An overview of the Feature Edges: Edit tool.
![](../../images/icons/icon_feature_edges_edit.png)
Figure 6.
Use the Feature Edges: Edit tool to edit and delete feature edges.
- Access
- Go to .
Options
- Auto select during preview
- Show preview by joining two ends of open loop.