Check the deviation and
continuity on surface edges
Use the Surface continuity tool to check the deviation and continuity along shared edges of surfaces.
Check the continuity between surfaces
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The tool displays symbols along the shared edges representing the continuity and deviation at each sampling point.
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How do I read the symbolic display?
| Line style | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Pale green, dotted. | Edge with no adjacent surface, or an adjacent surface
that is not selected.Hold  and click a surface to select
it.
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| Bright green | Selected isoparametric curve with achieved continuity. |
| Dark green | Isoparametric curve with achieved continuity. |
| Yellow | Selected isoparametric curve with continuity break. |
| Red | Isoparametric curve with continuity break. |
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Cross | Requested continuity achieved. |
| T | Tangent/normal break. |
| C | Curvature break. |
| O | Gap in the common edge (think of the “O” as a hole). |
| Blue symbol | Minimum measured deviation. (Not shown if minimum deviation is 0.) |
| Red symbol | Maximum measured deviation. |
These colors may be different if you have changed the interface color preferences.
and click a surface to add
it or remove it.
on empty space to change
the scale of any active deviation comb plots.
on empty space to change
the sampling density.
-click an edge to switch
it between deviation comb and symbol display.
along an edge to show detailed
numeric information on the points under the mouse pointer.
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Choose Preferences > Construction Options 
and open the Tolerances and Continuity sections.
Choose Evaluate > Continuity > Surface Continuity ❒ and increase the Distance Between Checks setting
to make the tool calculate fewer sample points.