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Edge Sequence-Following Blends
Edge sequence-following blends are driven by following a selected sequence of blended edges. These blends are essentially between pairs of faces only (face-face blends). They include all of the available standard blending functionality. ABL extends the standard edge sequence-following blend functionality by broadening the means of specifying the radius function and cross section shapes.
In addition to the constant radius and implicitly varying radius (specifying values at two ends) available in standard blending, the radius function may be specified in ABL by:
- A series of parameter values (along the defining curve for the edge sequence) and radius values
- A series of positions (near the defining curve for the sequence) and radius values
- A constant (fixed) cross sectional width to produce an implicitly varying radius function
- An explicitly constructed radius function
Surface extensions are supported by variable radius edge sequence-following blends.
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