Getting Started SURFCAM

Step 2: Create the display area
In this step you will use a Drive Curve surface to create the walls of the display area and a Trim
Plane surface for the floor.
For a Drive Curve surface, you need two profiles. The first profile provides the path, or drive curve,
for the second profile, which is describes the shape of the final surface. You also need to identify
an attachment point on the drive curve that controls where the surface will start.
To create a Trim Plane surface, you need a single planar profile.
1 Click Drive Curve
It will be easier to select the correct elements if you zoom the display. You can either click the
Zoom In icon on the Main toolbar or you can use the scroll wheel on your mouse to dynamically
zoom in and zoom out. Simply position your cursor in the center of the area you want to zoom and
roll the scroll wheel backward to zoom in or forward to zoom out.
2
Click the bottom profile twice to create a chain
for the drive curve
3
Click the ends of the elements shown to
create a chain for the cross section
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