CATIA V5 - Shape Sculptor - Curve Select

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24 Jan, 2024 07:00 AM

The Shape Sculptor tool in CATIA V5 is a powerful tool for editing and sculpting polygonal models. It offers a variety of selection tools, including the curve select tool. The curve select tool allows you to select the facets located inside a closed set of curves.

1. Step 1: Curve selection

   
   

   The Shape Sculptor tool in CATIA V5 is a powerful tool for editing and sculpting polygonal models. But if you want to make use of the full power of the tool you need to use specific tools to define curves on meshes.

   A detailed video is presented below:

   
   

   It offers a variety of selection tools, including the curve select tool. The curve select tool allows you to select the facets located inside a closed set of curves. The control key must be used for the multi-selection of curves.

   To use the curve select tool, follow these steps:

   1. Activate the Shape Sculptor workbench.
   2. Select the mesh you want to edit.
   3. In the toolbar, click the Curve Select button.
   4. Click and drag on the curves you want to select