Ruled Surface
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Keyboard: RULESURF
Creates a three-dimensional mesh that approximates a ruled surface between two curves. You can select a line, arc, circle, point, or polyline. You can use a point for only one of the ends of the mesh. The end point of each curve nearest the point at which you selected it is the 0,0 vertex.
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Select entity to define first end of ruled surface: Select the first entity.
Select entity to define other end: Select the second entity. If the first entity is an open entity (such as an arc or line), the second entity must also be an open entity. If the first entity is a closed entity, the second entity must also be a closed entity.
TIP To create a polygon mesh, select each entity at the same end. To create a self-intersecting polygon mesh, select each entity at opposite ends.
NOTE You can change the number of tabulation lines in the resulting mesh with the SURFTAB1 system variable.
By default a mesh entity is created. Set the MESHTYPE system variable to 0 to create a legacy polygon or polyface mesh.