Auto connect points with component (stretching)
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Hi,
I have 2000 points which I need to connect up using the same component.
Essentially this is a walkway and the points are where the posts come up.
I'd like to add rope between each point (nearest points) as a kind of hand rail, and it would be good for performance if that span of rope between each point was the same component but rotated and stretched/scaled along a single axis.I have attached my points for your reference.
Does anyone know how I could do this?
The only alternative for me would be to draw up them all and extrude it pretending its good enough.
I don't have time to move & copy, rotate and then scale every block individually.
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Sam D Mitch made a tool to link cpoints.
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Connect_Guide_Points
If you make the connected edges you could then use a tool [I think SDM also has one - 'Add&AlignComponent' ?] to replace selected edges with say a cube component which is inserted at each edge's start, then stretched along that edge direction/length.
Visit his web-site for more info/ideas... http://sdmitch.blogspot.co.uk/ -
@tig said:
Sam D Mitch made a tool to link cpoints.
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Connect_Guide_Points
If you make the connected edges you could then use a tool [I think SDM also has one - 'Add&AlignComponent' ?] to replace selected edges with say a cube component which is inserted at each edge's start, then stretched along that edge direction/length.
Visit his web-site for more info/ideas... http://sdmitch.blogspot.co.uk/Many thanks TIG as always, a great idea.
I'm connect the points manually as no program will know which points to connect to another.
So now I'm looking to replace the edges with a component which is rotated and stretched.I've installed the plugin you recommended but its not doing what I hoped.
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If you want a 'tube' then this will add tubes to selected edges...
You can adjust the diameter, reduce the number of sides etc...
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=lines2tubes -
@tig said:
If you want a 'tube' then this will add tubes to selected edges...
You can adjust the diameter, reduce the number of sides etc...
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=lines2tubesThat would be good, might be the way to go, can it 'droop' a little between end points of the line? (i.e. 150mm droop) a slight arc
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ok I've made the paths (using illustrators join points), imported in SKU again and generated the tubes.
That will do for now, but does anyone know if I can make them droop down in the middle a bit?Basically I would need to convert each edge into an arc and then run the lines2tubes again.
Any idea how to do this?
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@lersince1991 said:
ok I've made the paths (using illustrators join points), imported in SKU again and generated the tubes.
That will do for now, but does anyone know if I can make them droop down in the middle a bit?Basically I would need to convert each edge into an arc and then run the lines2tubes again.
Any idea how to do this?
Would like to help but I'm stuck on v2014 so can't load the model posted.
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I look at ae_wiretool
This Plugin allows to draw physically accurate wires and ropes (catenary curves) between two points with only two clicks.
and chrises Component Stringer to replace line with rope...
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