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    • Dave RD Offline
      Dave R
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      I just want to make a series of offsets of a curve like this:
      Bezier Curve.png

      And wind up with something like this:
      Bezier plies.png

      I know I could use the double click. For the task that made me think of this, I know the overall width and the number of spaces between. I thought it would be nice to be able to make the outermost offset, hit Enter and then type /7, Enter and wind up with all the offsets spaced evenly between. As I said before, it would work like Move/Copy to make arrays.

      In the case of the model I'm working on at the moment, the offset distance isn't an easy dimension but the overall thickness is.

      Etaoin Shrdlu

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      • gillesG Offline
        gilles
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        You could draw the thickness as a line divide it to have accurate inferences to offset.

        " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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        • cottyC Offline
          cotty
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          @gilles said:

          You could draw the thickness as a line divide it to have accurate inferences to offset.

          And here's the picture to "your" great idea πŸ˜‰


          dividedoffset.jpg

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
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            Gilles and Cotty, that's what I wound up doing. I just thought it would be nice to have a more direct option. Maybe I'm the only one who would ever use the tool that way.

            Box, I'll see what I get with that. Thanks.

            Etaoin Shrdlu

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            • BoxB Offline
              Box
              last edited by

              Offset once and use curviloft for the subdivision.


              CurviOffset.JPG

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              • BoxB Offline
                Box
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                I fixed a screenr issue I'd been having so made quick vid as a tester.
                [screenr:1ayanbpo]gWHN[/screenr:1ayanbpo]

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                • cottyC Offline
                  cotty
                  last edited by

                  Java issue?

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                  • BoxB Offline
                    Box
                    last edited by

                    Yep

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                    • gillesG Offline
                      gilles
                      last edited by

                      Brillant and fast method.

                      " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
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                        Box, thanks for that. Very helpful.

                        Etaoin Shrdlu

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                        • cottyC Offline
                          cotty
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                          @box said:

                          Yep

                          How did you solve it? I wasn't able...

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                          • BoxB Offline
                            Box
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                            It's the upgraded security of the new java version that causes the problem, hopefully screenr will adjust their page to suit in the future. But fixing it is easy, you just need to add screenr to java's security exceptions list. I screenr'd how for you, note I remove the site first so I can type it in and show you the warning message, you shouldn't have it there to remove, just add.
                            If you don't have the option to add exceptions then you don't have the most recent Java.
                            If you are feeling young and vigorous and want to live life to the full without restrictions and throw caution to the wind,You can simply adjust the security level slider down to the minimum, that works too.

                            Oh, this is Win7 other systems may be different but it will be there somewhere.
                            [screenr:1z0qipxk]upHN[/screenr:1z0qipxk]

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                            • cottyC Offline
                              cotty
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                              Thank you very much, Box, works great!

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                              • BoxB Offline
                                Box
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                                No worries Carsten, but next time it breaks it's your turn to fix it and tell me how.

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