PDS:Trace Segments Tool

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Use the Trace Segments tool to create a new piece from the segments of an existing piece or of several pieces.
Note: After creating a new piece you should Move it away from the original piece, so that it does not overlap and cause confusion.

Icon & Location

(Ctrl+B)
Toolbar: Piece
Toolbox: Build & Cut

Operation

Invoke the Trace Segments tool.
Click in the middle of a segment (on the line between two Grading Points).
Trace in a clockwise direction.
When tracing is completed a dialog is displayed. Click Yes.
1. Or, manually Finish the tracing.

Trace A Contour And Internal Contour Of A Single Piece

1. Tracing a yoke from another piece

2. The first traced segment is Highlighted

3. Continue tracing all the yoke

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5. The Finish Tracing dialog is displayed

6. The new piece is created

7. Highly Recommended – Move the piece, so that it is no longer on top of the original piece

8. A new yoke is created

Trace A Contour And An Internal Contour Which Are Not Connected

If the internal contour is not Extended Up To The Contour, the traced segment will be automatically extrapolated.

9. An internal contour is not connected to the contour, but it can still be used to create the neck facing

10. Click on the first segment

11. When clicking on the internal contour, the PDS automatically extends the segments selection

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13. The neck facing is moved

Manual Finish Tracing

Occasionally, the system does not detect that the tracing is finished. It should then be finished manually.

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16. Tracing was not finished

17. Right click, and select 'Finish Drafting'

18. The new piece is created...

19. ...and moved aside

20. In this example, if the tracing of the segments would have started on the bottom segment, the system would have automatically finished the tracing.