[Plugin][$] Tools On Surface - v2.6a - 01 Apr 24

[Dave R]

It's hard to tell what you have going on now without seeing the file.

[applemango85]

well I'm getting a solid line but my arc isn't happening - its either a mess or something like the attachment

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tools on surface.pdf

[applemango85]

oh my goodness, I think I got it to work - I deleted a few of the guidelines and zoomed out - not the prettiest looking object but it does the job

thank you for sparing the time to help

the key seems to be to note where the blue/purple dots appear and keep guides to a minimum

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test 1.skp

[Dave R]

Good for you. If you use the inferencing tools you really shouldn't need much in the way of guides.

[aofaofaof]

thanks

[tonamu]

Hi
Thanks for share.
tonamu

[fredo6]

NEW RELEASE: Tools on Surface 2.3a- 06 Oct 17

This maintenance release is required for:

• the support of usernames with non-ascii characters
• the compatibility for High Sierra for Mac users
• the support for hi-resolution screens
• the certification for SU2017

You will need to migrate to LibFredo6 7.7g or higher

Please see main post for download

Fredo

[rv1974]

Fredo would it be hard to add fillet tool please?

[fredo6]

@rv1974 said:

Fredo would it be hard to add fillet tool please?

What do you mean?
This is a set of tools "on Surface".

Fredo

[rv1974]

I mean fillet on 3d surface. See attached:
Say you have AB and CD lines. The red fillet connectig AB abd CD is demanded.

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fil.skp

[rv1974]

Street - underground parking ramp junction. Example from real life (VERY common an tedious task).

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ca.skp

[fredo6]

@rv1974

Somehow, you are asking if I could implement teh equivalent of BezierSpline 'on surface', of which the filetting is just one tool.

That's probably possible, but non trivial.

Actually the real difficulty with TOS is to handle the sharp changes in surface, because this is where directions may change abruptly. If everything was on a smooth surfce it would be simpler.

I'll think about it.

Fredo

[rv1974]

I'd gladly use this 3d fillet on more or less 'calm' surfaces and get an error report on sharp ones. no problem.

[Einstein]

Hi!

As you can see in the screenshot, I selected two neighbouring surfaces. Offset on Surface creates one big offset for them both, together. I was thinking, if it's possible that offsets would be created separately, independently for each surface?

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[fredo6]

@einstein said:

Hi!

As you can see in the screenshot, I selected two neighbouring surfaces. Offset on Surface creates one big offset for them both, together. I was thinking, if it's possible that offsets would be created separately, independently for each surface?

Why don't you select each face for individual offset?

Fredo

[Einstein]

@fredo6 said:

Why don't you select each face for individual offset?
Fredo

Because in another model I have tones of surfaces to offset and selecting them one by one would be haaard.

[rv1974]

Use one of lattisizers and then intersect it

[fredo6]

NEW RELEASE: Tools on Surface 2.4a- 01 Nov 18

This maintenance release is for bug fixing

You will need to migrate to LibFredo6 8.6j or higher

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Please see main post for discussion

See Plugin download page for download

Fredo

[reza1813]

Dear Fredo,
Hello, I kindly reach you to ask you, Is there any possibility to add curve line to the Tools On Surface plugin or link BezierSpline plugin with Tools On Surface in order to draw the F-spline or Catmull Spline. Because sometimes we need to draw the special curve on curved surfaces. (Attachment file).

Sincerely
Hamidreza

[fredo6]

That's relatively difficult to make a Draw Bezier on Surface.

I think in the case of your model, the best would be to proceed with shaped cylinder and then intersect the torus.

Fredo