curve creation question
curve creation question
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Is there a (quick) way to generate a line along a surface at the points closest to a non intersecting plane?
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RE: curve creation question
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Tomas
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Perhaps you will need to provide us a model and some more information on exactly what it is that you're attempting to create.
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RE: curve creation question
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It is degree 2 single patch in both u and v.
But very difficult ? to create the curve.
Regards,
Tomas
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At this point the question has been rendered academic to me since I realized the surfaces I'm dealing with are constant conic so pick two ponits draw a line and Bobs your uncle.
However, seeing as I've run into this before, I'm still intersted in a solution. (Which an issocline cuve perpendicular to the plane shuould accomplish unless I'm mistaken) (thanks cowski)
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Regards,
Tomas
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When you wrote "an isocline cuve perpendicular to the plane", I assumed you meant picking the vector perpendicular to the plane to create the isocline curve. I apologize if I assumed incorrectly.
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Looks like a few posts got added while I was replying
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I edited the surface such that it is simpler, now it's degree 2x1 and single patch on both u anv.
It is in other words linear in one direction. ( The isocline should be "straight as a line")
Then i drew a sketch on the plane and in that i drew 2 lines to use as vector definitions for 2 Isocline curves. The two isoclines are totally different and none of them intersects the minimum distance point. See attached 7.5 model.
Regards,
Tomas
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Attached are a part file and a jpeg image.
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