The Style feature now supports a smooth curve connection with G3 – Acceleration for mirrored curves across a mirror plane. This enhancement improves the quality and smoothness of mirrored curves.

Creo Parametric 10.0.0.0

User Interface Location: Select the original curve, click Style >  Curve Edit, and select the point at the mirror plane that is shared by the original curve and the mirrored curve. When the tangent appears, do one of the following:

•Click the Tangent tab, and next to the First constraint, select Smooth Normal.

•Right-click the tangent, and select Smooth Normal.

Benefits

By using the new Smooth Normal tangent connection type, you can achieve smooth curves with G3 – Acceleration across the mirror plane, making it ideal for designing symmetrical models. This connection type ensures a seamless transition across the mirror plane, resulting in high-quality surfaces.

The enhancement reduces the need to manually adjust curve control points to approximate the acceleration connection. Previously, setting a tangent connection for a curve normal to a mirror plane only resulted in a G2 – Curvature connection, which has now been improved to G3 for better surface continuity.

Normal tangent connection:

Smooth Normal tangent connection:

Resulting surface

Additional Information

  • Limitations: None reported.
  • Replacement of Existing Functionality: No.
  • Configuration Option: None required.

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