Mark,
I must say I quite like the additions to surfacing from 05 to 09.
Well done SW folks...its almost a pleasure to play with at3.8ghz... however I have a few questions about freeform thingstoday I hope you might answer..(hey come on its xmas)
1)
How can I specify a precise location for a curve and point on asurface?
I cant see how to do this ATM..thinking back this is a little likethe situation when splines really couldnt be specified properly rehandles etc.- they just sort of floated out there in spacesomewhere in the general direction of up/down and around
Can we not have a realtime measurement along say an edge and thenafter placing, along the established curve to aid triad placement?maybe including say snap at x mm increments or better yet a numericinput with it?..
what I am thinking about is possibly similar to inserting areference geometry point on a curve - distribute evenly etc.
possibly it might incorporate something like an instant 3d rulerhandle or spline end like widgets...dunno..
2)
I made a freeform experiment that used a previously establishedspline with a few points with the intent to drive the freeform...
turns out that if you go back and edit that spline the freeformpoints arent locked to it requiring manual updating of the triadsalthough they will once again snap to the points...
Is it not technically possible to have a coincident relation ratherthan a snap? (or as another option) ,or is that a bug?
Also I found triads would not snap to any aforementioned referencegeometry points if made...could these be included in the snapoptions?
The same scenario happens with snapping triad points say to andunderlying box corner - ie works but wont make a coincidentrelation.
I think it would be cool to have an adaptive surface in thisfashion - for instance using multibodies one body could be like a3d sketeton sketch for a surface freeform deform
hope you know what I am saying there..
3)
Can we have a partial reset for triads?
At present undo undoes the whole 'errant' manipulation
What if you only want to undo the last triad move and not the last5 which you were careful about and happy with?
How about therefore undo steps and undo all...
thanks,
Seasoned greetings to SW staff
Edit: attach are some concept pics of a realtime running distancebox to aid curve and point placement -just one approach that cameto mind you understand
In this example you pick an edge and slide the cursor along untilthe desired point
- the box gives the running position and the overall length
Having placed the curve the box then follows the point placement insimilar fashionSolidworksSurfacing
I must say I quite like the additions to surfacing from 05 to 09.
Well done SW folks...its almost a pleasure to play with at3.8ghz... however I have a few questions about freeform thingstoday I hope you might answer..(hey come on its xmas)
1)
How can I specify a precise location for a curve and point on asurface?
I cant see how to do this ATM..thinking back this is a little likethe situation when splines really couldnt be specified properly rehandles etc.- they just sort of floated out there in spacesomewhere in the general direction of up/down and around
Can we not have a realtime measurement along say an edge and thenafter placing, along the established curve to aid triad placement?maybe including say snap at x mm increments or better yet a numericinput with it?..
what I am thinking about is possibly similar to inserting areference geometry point on a curve - distribute evenly etc.
possibly it might incorporate something like an instant 3d rulerhandle or spline end like widgets...dunno..
2)
I made a freeform experiment that used a previously establishedspline with a few points with the intent to drive the freeform...
turns out that if you go back and edit that spline the freeformpoints arent locked to it requiring manual updating of the triadsalthough they will once again snap to the points...
Is it not technically possible to have a coincident relation ratherthan a snap? (or as another option) ,or is that a bug?
Also I found triads would not snap to any aforementioned referencegeometry points if made...could these be included in the snapoptions?
The same scenario happens with snapping triad points say to andunderlying box corner - ie works but wont make a coincidentrelation.
I think it would be cool to have an adaptive surface in thisfashion - for instance using multibodies one body could be like a3d sketeton sketch for a surface freeform deform
hope you know what I am saying there..
3)
Can we have a partial reset for triads?
At present undo undoes the whole 'errant' manipulation
What if you only want to undo the last triad move and not the last5 which you were careful about and happy with?
How about therefore undo steps and undo all...
thanks,
Seasoned greetings to SW staff
Edit: attach are some concept pics of a realtime running distancebox to aid curve and point placement -just one approach that cameto mind you understand
In this example you pick an edge and slide the cursor along untilthe desired point
- the box gives the running position and the overall length
Having placed the curve the box then follows the point placement insimilar fashionSolidworksSurfacing
