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Create/Modify General Spline

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Creates or modifies a general spline. Learn more about General Splines.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
General Spline Name
If creating a general spline, enter a name for it.
If modifying a general spline, enter its database name.
Type
Select one of the following:
■left/right - Define either the left or the right spline, and your template-based product creates the corresponding opposite spline by default.
■single - Define a nonsymmetric spline.
Property File Name
You can:
■Use an existing property file by specifying the name of the property file that contains the parameter values of the component.
When you specify a property file, your template-based product automatically updates the dialog box with the values from the property file.
■Create a new property file by specifying a new name. When you specify a new name, your template-based product displays the database path that it will use to create the new file.
Your template-based product always creates a new property file in the default writable database.
Datablock Name
Enter the name of a data block from the property file. Data blocks are enclosed in square brackets within the property file.
Spline Type
Select one of the following:
■y=f(x)(2D) - Defines the general spline as two dimensional.
■y=f(x,z)(3D) - Defines the general spline as three dimensional.
The type of spline that you create depends on the contents of the property file: you can create a 2D spline in your model basing it on the Z_DATA or XY_DATA subblock of the desired property file, but you cannot successfully create a 3D spline if the spline definition on the property file is two dimensional.
If you set Spline Type to y=f(x)(2D), your template-based product displays the following option:
XY Subblock Name
Identify the data subblock in the property file. Data subblocks are enclosed in parentheses.
If you set Spline Type to y=f(x,z)(3D), your template-based product displays the following option:
XY Subblock Name
Identify the data subblock in the property file. Data subblocks are enclosed in parentheses.
Z Subblock Name
Identify the data subblock in the property file. Data subblocks are enclosed in parentheses.
Select to display a dialog box where you can add multi-line comments to any entity, to describe its purpose and function. Your template-based product displays different comments dialog boxes, depending on the entity type for which you want to record comments:
■If recording comments for modeling entities in Standard Interface, your template-based product displays the Entity Comments dialog box.
■If recording comments for any other entity type, your template-based product displays the Modify Comment dialog box.
Learn about Recording Comments.
Select to view property file information. By default, your template-based product displays this information in the Information window, but you can choose to display the information in a text editor.
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