Creating a surface

1. Create a NURBS surface. To do this, select the option Geometry Create NURBS Surface By Contour. This option can also be found in the GiD Toolbox.

2. Select the lines that define the profiel of the part and press ESC to create the surface.

3. Press ESC again to exit the function. The result is shown in Figure 17.

Figure 17. Creating a surface starting from the contour

NOTE: To create a surface there must be a set of lines that define a closed contour.