Entity Skywriting

In the Project pane, click the Expand button adjacent to each combined Shape to see the skywriting transitions between entities. If the break angle between entities is larger than the angle that you specified for entity skywriting, then no transitions show in the Project pane between those entities.

NOTE: Skywriting transitions for text shapes and hatches do not show in the Project pane.

Entity Skywriting inserts a Bezier curve between consecutive, non-tangent entities. You can apply Entity Skywriting only to combined shapes and text because those are the only shapes that have more than one entity. CADFusion shows entity skywriting on the canvas.

Table:     Entity Skywriting Properties

Property Description

Control Point Offset

Specify the distance between the start/end point of the inserted Bezier curve and the inner control points. If you increase this value, the size of the Bezier curve also increases.

Extension Length

Optional. You can specify a length to extend each entity before the Bezier curve starts and after it ends. Each entity is extended the same length using a LINEAR (G1) move. Use this setting to return to constant velocity after moving over the Bezier curve.

Break Angle

Specify, in degrees, the maximum break angle between entities. If the break angle is 180°, then skywriting is inserted between all consecutive, non-tangent entities.

Keep the tool on while skywriting

If you do not select this box, the assigned tool is turned off during the skywriting motion.

Related Topics

Combine Shapes

Lead Moves

Shape Skywriting

Skywriting

Tools