Options for Editing Revolved Shells

Select the axis or the profile of the Revolved Shell. One end of the axis is distinguished by a larger hotspot; this represents the Shell’s base height.

•Edit Revolution Angle

Click anywhere on the profile of the selected Shell to bring up this command in the pet palette. Choose Edit Revolution Angle.

EditRevAngle.png     EditRevAngle2.png     EditRevAngle3.png

To bring up the next two commands in the pet palette, click on the endpoint of the Revolution Axis.

•Distort Axis

DistortRotated.png     DistortRotated2.png

•Slant Axis

RotatedTilt.png     RotatedTiltDone.png

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Edit Rotation Axis of Rotated Shells

•Move Profile Node

MoveProfileNode1.png     MoveProfileNode2.png

•Continue Profile

ExtendProfileRev1.png     ExtendProfileRev2.png

ExtendProfileRev3.png     ExtendProfileRev4.png

•Rotate Profile

Select the Rotate profile command from the Pet Palette. Then (as when rotating other elements) click on a point, then draw a rotation axis. Click to complete the rotation.

RotateRevProfile1.png 

RotateRevProfile2.png 

•Curve Edge

Click anywhere along the Shell profile to bring up this command on the pet palette.

CurveEdgeShell1.png     CurveEdgeShell2.png