Grow up face

ipsketchpi · 8 Oct 2013, 19:22

Hi

What nice tools (plug ins) to use in such cases when I am missing some face and I need to grow it up?

Thank you in advance

Dave R · 8 Oct 2013, 19:45

You don't need any plugins to fix that.

How did you create the hole in the first place? How wide is it? Probably the most expedient thing to do is make a copy of the component, scale the copy up by a factor of 100 or so, turn on Hidden Geometry and stitch the gap closed by continuing the horizontal lines to the end. Soften the edges as needed. Close the component and delete it leaving the original one all fixed.

ipsketchpi · 8 Oct 2013, 20:02

@dave r said:

You don't need any plugins to fix that.

How did you create the hole in the first place? How wide is it? Probably the most expedient thing to do is make a copy of the component, scale the copy up by a factor of 100 or so, turn on Hidden Geometry and stitch the gap closed by continuing the horizontal lines to the end. Soften the edges as needed. Close the component and delete it leaving the original one all fixed.

I made follow me tool to place profile on edge. So it made some deformations afterwards.
I am searching right now the best tool to use for adding different profiles to edges, similar to "Round Corner", which could quickly add any profile shape I want along a curved edge.

Dave R · 8 Oct 2013, 20:18

So you've heard about Profile Builder but make sure you learn how to use Follow Me correctly. You will probably find cases where you need it to to do the job and can't rely on plugins to bail you out.

TIG · 9 Oct 2013, 11:40

Also be aware that FollowMe can fail if the resultant facets are very very tiny [<~0.5mm].
For example around the inside of a tightly swept, small diameter but highly faceted, pipe's 'elbow'...

Also no circular FollowMe extrusions can start to lean over unexpected if the path is a complex form in 3d. To keep a profile's orienttaion 'true' during this kind of 3d extrusion there is a plugin tool called 'Follow Me And Keep' [FAK]...

BUT... as Dave says, please learn to use the native tools... and then look at what plugins are available to do processes that are either too difficult or time-consuming when done manually...

pilou · 9 Oct 2013, 13:08

Quick Lathe by Trogluddite can make some rounding things, with an easy use!

ipsketchpi · 13 Oct 2013, 09:02

thanks