chain creation in Style

[2ms1]

For some reason I can't build up a chain of edges in Style (holding shift
key and selecting each "one-by-one") that is no problem outside of style.

When outside of style I select the same chain most easily by selecting one
edge, then holding down Shift, at which point the entire loop I want
appears highlighted, and then becomes a full chain if I click again. This
way is easier and faster than doing One-by-One just picking each little
piece in linear sequence until full chain formed. But both ways work.

When I'm in the surface creation tool of Style, and try to select
the same set of edges as a "Primary Chain", neither method works. I am
only able to select a couple edges in a row (by holding Shift) at a time
before it becomes impossible to select any more (the next segment might
highlight when I'm over it, but when I click nothing gets added to chain.
It appears that there is no option to select chains other than by One-by-
One too.

Anyone have any suggestions for me? The fact that can select the same
chain outside of Style doesn't make any sense to me. I am able to use the
same chain in Boundary Blend, just not in the Create Surface tool of Style

Edited by: 2ms1

 

[design-engine]

Style should work the same way as Pro/SURFACE.... I just never use this method to with ISDX. I do however use the method with Pro/SURFACE

 

[2ms1]

I'm just talking about selecting a chain in the Chain collector for the
Surface tool (Style's equivalent of the Boundary Blend tool I suppose you
could say).

I'm trying to hold shift and select each piece of the chain until I have a full
loop. I am able to do this successfully when making a boundary blend or
anywhere else need to select the same chain of edges/curves. However,
the same chain just won't select in the Style tool. I can get maybe 4 or
five pieces of it, but it always dead ends with a partial chain and nothing
being able to be added to either of the two end -- nothing else will select
to be added on with Shift.

Why would it do this when works perfectly in normal (not Style)
environment? Is there anything I can do at all? This seems ridiculous.

 

[Zaki]

I dont think that you can do it in style. its works only out of style. Style has its own selection criteria. Just take a look on a good tutorial. Just check this tutorial. PM me for password.

http://www.4shared.com/dir/8152657/61d9edee/proe_tutorial.ht ml

 

[hagey1]

You should be abble to pick chains just like in Pro/Surface. You need to look closely at your curves to make sure there are no very small segments that you may be missing. The attached part(WF3)2008-07-08_135307_style1.zip shows that you can do it(although a very simple sample) you can mix and match sketched curves as well as style curves.