When using the Global Sweep command, a warning is displayed at each location where the motion is not continuous (there may be cases where, though the drive is only G0 at a certain location, the selected Motion Mode is such that the resulting motion is continuous).
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In this case, the drive contour is G0 at the highlighted location. The Motion Mode is set to Along one plane and the resulting motion is not continuous. Then the warning is displayed. |
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If the Motion Mode is set to Constant, then the resulting motion is continuous, notwithstanding the G0 discontinuity at the highlighted location. Hence, no warning is displayed. |
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In this case, though just for 0.2º, the drive contour is not G1, but just G0, at the highlighted location. If the Motion Mode is set to Along one plane a transition is performed and the warning is displayed. |
As you can see, the warning can be useful to detect discontinuities even when they can be unexpected, like in this case.
When the Position of Section handle is dragged just upon a discontinuity, there are actually three possible ways to position the section (on the discontinuity, on the left or on the right). Hence, a context menu can be displayed by right-clicking on the Position of Section handle.
| Link to both transition sides | Perform the transition considering the actual section curve you have selected. |  |
| Link to left transition side | Perform the transition considering the section as lying before (on the left of) the discontinuity. |  |
| Link to right transition side | Perform the transition considering the section as lying after (on the right of) the discontinuity. |  |
Please note that if the Position of Section handle is close to the discontinuity but not just on it, then the same context menu is displayed, but no check box is available on it. If you choose one of the options, the Position of Section handle will be positioned exactly on the discontinuity.