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The Curves ParametricComb tool can help to visualize the regularity or smoothness of a curve as well as the continuity between two curves.

Note: A comb is only for visualization.

A 3D comb will be created for 3D curves. Sample and scale can be changed.

Above: a curve before (left) and after (right) the application of this tool

1. Select one or more shapes (sketch, wire, face, etc.).
2. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
   • Press the Comb plot button.
   • Select the Curves → Comb plot option from the menu.
3. A Comb object is created, showing the curvature of the select shapes (sketches, wires), or their sub elements (borders and iso-curves in case of faces).
4. Optionally edit the values in the Property editor (see Properties below):
   • Adjust the number of samples and the comb scale for all comb plots.
   • Adjust the number of comb plots and their orientation for surface objects.

• This tool functions as a visual aid.
• This tool accepts several types of curves, and surface elements, and creates additional iso-curves in U and V direction for the latter.

Properties

See also: Property editor.

A Comb object is derived from a Part Feature object and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:

Data

Comb

• DatiComb Points (VectorList): Comb Points.
• DatiEdge (LinkSubList): List of input shapes.
• DatiSamples (IntegerConstraint): Number of samples per comb plot.
• DatiScale (Float): Scale (%). 0 for AutoScale.
• DatiShape (PartShape): Shape of comb plot.

Surface

• DatiNumber (Integer): Number of surface samples (comb plots) in U and/or V direction.
• DatiOrientation (Enumeration): Surface Comb Orientation to distribute the surface samples (comb plots).
  • U (default): Displays comb plots along U direction only.
  • V: Displays comb plots along V direction only.
  • UV: Displays comb plots along both directions.