[Plugin] BezierSpline - v2.2a - 22 Apr 21

NZSnowman · 21 May 2015, 20:19

Just downloaded. Can not wait to try. Looks great!

iris1211 · 26 Jun 2015, 06:42

why I can't download it....

Dave R · 27 Jun 2015, 22:31

@iris1211 said:

why I can't download it....

I can only guess it's because you didn't follow any of the links in the first post of this thread.

Since several options are provided, surely you can get it from one of them.

dbrenders · 28 Sept 2015, 23:55

Hi Fredo I'm a big fan and user of your plugins, i have them all in my must have plugins list. .

These days I've been working with bz curves for doing wires and cables etc... and i found a bit dificult some time to place contol points in the right way due to the snapping . Also when trying to reposition or edit the points was bit diffuclt to adjust in an accurate way.

Do you think it would be possible to have in future versions handles or any kind of gizmo thing, ( as thomthom uses in the bz surfaces) for this tools, would be very helpful and much appreciated. Thank you very much in advance .

Best
David

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fredo6 · 29 Sept 2015, 19:50

@dbrenders said:

Hi Fredo I'm a big fan and user of your plugins, i have them all in my must have plugins list. .

These days I've been working with bz curves for doing wires and cables etc... and i found a bit dificult some time to place contol points in the right way due to the snapping . Also when trying to reposition or edit the points was bit diffuclt to adjust in an accurate way.

Do you think it would be possible to have in future versions handles or any kind of gizmo thing, ( as thomthom uses in the bz surfaces) for this tools, would be very helpful and much appreciated. Thank you very much in advance .

Best
David

Enviat des del meu SM-P600 usant Tapatalk

You can use arrow and Ctrl-Arrows to get some inferences along axes.

But otherwise, the best is to try to use Construction points.

I'll try to make it easier in a next version.

Fredo

numerobis · 1 Oct 2015, 11:31

@fredo6 said:

I'll try to make it easier in a next version.

A spline behavior like in ACAD would be nice.
I think they are more harmonic or fluent. Here is a direct comparison:

fredo6 · 1 Oct 2015, 12:34

Which method did you use in your example: CubicBezier, Catmull, FSpline?

Fredo

numerobis · 1 Oct 2015, 17:37

Catmull. What is FSpline? With CubicBezier you mean the B-Spline, right?

fredo6 · 1 Oct 2015, 20:12

Catmull, Cubic Bezier and FSpline pass by the Control Points (BSpline does not).

Fred

numerobis · 2 Oct 2015, 11:46

Ahhh... i thought the Cubic Bezier and F-Spline would be simple "curves" just looking at their picto and because they are placed between spirals and polylines...
Thanks for pointing this out The F-Spline works great!

Bob James · 2 Oct 2015, 22:49

@unknownuser said:

Note: All PDF files are also available from the menu "Draw > BezierSpline curves > Documentation..."

All the spline tools work fine, but the Documentation feature does not work. I've used Autoinstall with the SCF Plugin Store tool to be sure I have the latest version, but nothing happens when I click on "Documentation"

fredo6 · 2 Oct 2015, 22:53

You have to download the PDF doc separately and put it in the SU Plugins folder or the BZ_17 subfolder.

This is essentially for a matter of size that the doc file is not included in the script pacakage.

Fredo

Bob James · 3 Oct 2015, 02:56

Thank you.

The phraseology of

"The doc is slightly outdated, but gives an overview of the essential features. All PDF files are also available from the menu "Draw > BezierSpline curves > Documentation..."

implied that they were "also" contained within the extension.

It's an excellent idea to have direct access to the documents for the more complex extensions that one does not use frequently: I wish all extension authors would do the same.

JClements · 30 Oct 2015, 18:27

Hi Fredo:

I was wondering if there could be a "lock to plane" option which would only allow Beziers to be drawn to planes of the current Axes?

The way I would use this option is to 1st temporarily set the origin and axes to a surface that I want the bezier control points to "stick" to and then 2nd draw bezier curves and when finished the curves would "cut" the surface so that unwanted areas of the surface could be removed.

Currently when drawing a bezier, if not very careful, the curve may not be coplanar.

Dave R · 30 Oct 2015, 18:33

It would be nice to be able to lock points to be planar. How about a set of buttons across the top similar to the way you manage settings for other plugins? The user could choose red/green, red/blue, or green/blue.

As it is now, I prevent curves in 3D by drawing on a face but sometimes it would be nice to be able to draw in space.

JClements · 30 Oct 2015, 19:20

Thanks for commenting, Dave.

If the surface is small and you need to drag or create a control point way off of the surface (in order to shape the curve) then drawing a planar curve is tough. Also, if there a lot of other closeby geometry it becomes even more of a challenge. There are work-arounds but they can be time consuming.

Dave R · 30 Oct 2015, 19:50

The curves I draw are usually fairly small but I generally draw a large face for the reason you describe. Still it would be great if the face wasn't needed.

fredo6 · 30 Oct 2015, 20:58

I am not clear on your request.

I you type an Arrow before inputing the 3rd point, you lock all the points on the corresponding axis plane.

Fredo

JClements · 30 Oct 2015, 21:14

I guess I never knew this. I'll give it a try.

Bob James · 31 Oct 2015, 00:27

@jclements said:

I guess I never knew this.

I didn't either! Saves having to make a plane to draw on