[Plugin][$] Curviloft 2.0a - 31 Mar 24 (Loft & Skinning)

Daniel S

You can select all the contours to make the loft:

You will see that there is a problem with the default method.. try to change it with the toolbar for different results:

Or you can make it in two parts (for this model I wanted this result):

Daniel S

Daniel S

The idea was a result like this for that model:

Is better to make the loft in parts and not all togheter in a lot of cases.
For example, I´m making a shape where two contours share edges.

it is better to make a loft between 1-2-3, then explode and after that make the loft 4-5 for better results:

I attach the skp to show that if you make a loft of 1-2-3-4-5 the results are not good in this case.

Daniel S

shape.skp

fredo6

@daniel s said:

The idea was a result like this for that model:
[attachment=6:fuxjwvvf]pencil.JPG[/attachment:fuxjwvvf]Daniel S

For the pencil, use the regular Bezier method (first method) instead of Cubic Bezier (default method).
[attachment=0:fuxjwvvf]Pencil Loft Daniel S.png[/attachment:fuxjwvvf]
Fredo

PS: for the other shape, there are still some issues when curves are partially overlapping. But it is a good example I can work from.

Pencil Loft Daniel S.png

thomthom

I've yet to try out this plugin for myself - but is there a linear option as well? Or is it just beziers? It seems to be that the pencil would require a linear morphing to get the shape of the tip.

fredo6

@thomthom said:

I've yet to try out this plugin for myself - but is there a linear option as well? Or is it just beziers? It seems to be that the pencil would require a linear morphing to get the shape of the tip.

The Linear option will be available in the next release (along with other spline methods). I came to that conclusion too.
Pencil for Loft - Daniel S - linear.gif
Fredo

Bob James

Just came across this wonderful and amazing new tool.
I'm pretty much speechless: incredible

This opens up soooo many possibilities. Thank you for this great tool

KarinaGM

I haven't even had time to use it and I am already in love with this plugin.
Thanks Fredo

pilou

A little use of it
Grow by Tig
Curviloft by Fredo6
FredoScale by Fredo6

charly2008

Hi,

I tried with Curviloft the to make the ornaments in this historic door . But it does not look good. I have to try other shapes. In the rendered image it looks like a Crab.

Portal 1.JPG

notareal

@unknownuser said:

@thomthom said:

I've yet to try out this plugin for myself - but is there a linear option as well? Or is it just beziers? It seems to be that the pencil would require a linear morphing to get the shape of the tip.

The Linear option will be available in the next release (along with other spline methods). I came to that conclusion too.
[attachment=0:12mbvobp]Pencil for Loft - Daniel S - linear.gif[/attachment:12mbvobp]
Fredo

You cannot stop amaze! This already is a true gem. Wonder to what it will grow...

Daniel S

I just see:

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=29374#p256698

And made me wonder... would be possible something like this?

Daniel S

charly2008

I have further experimented with Curivloft. But for those stone sculptures, it seems to be less suitable. The current forms I have generated by the standard tools, the Freehand tool, Push Pull and Subdivide and Smooth.

thomthom

Notice that the numbers for each profile alternates throughout your pre-selecting.

TIG

I would think Fredo's tool superior to my EEbyLoft... BUT mine works with some componentizing and exploding etc !
Fredo, please borrow whatever ideas work in my tool for yours !
curviloft5.skp

massimo

Charly, try like this:
-Select, lets say, four profiles. Explode them and press the loft button;

-Do the same with other four and so on;
-Select the two profiles on the ends of two stumps and press loft. Do that for all the stumps;

-Delete the unwanted original profiles.
That's all.

curviloft5-2_street.skp

charly2008

Hi,

In this design I get some errors. The idea was to create a road profile. I have selected the faces one by one. Maybe Fredo can find the error. Even in a straight line this error will appear.

Charly

curviloft5.skp

mitcorb

In Fredo6's discussion in the first post, I saw something that suggested to leave open a tiny segment in the profile to be lofted. Perhaps to prevent the twisting?

charly2008

Dear TIG and Massimo,

thank you for your advices. The background for my experiments with a winding road is the representation of the curve slope.

With EEbyLoft I have also tried. TIG, your EEbyL is also a great tool. I would not belittle your merits. But in this case it is difficult to find the correct level for the protractor because the Edges. With Curviloft i can use faces and I can change the faces more simple(made by Perpendiculare Faces) gradually at an specified angle and can construct the slope. And this worked in my first attempt (see pictures below).

You may have seen my posts with winding Roads in the forum. The disadvantage of these Roads was, that the road profile was shown only horizontal in the curves.

Charly

fredo6

NEW BETA RELEASE

Curviloft 1.0b – LibFredo6 3.5b – 11 Jul 10: Second beta version, dedicated to Loft by Spline and Skinning (Loft Along Path is still not fully functional). Main changes are:

Skinning should better accept preselection of contours and make its way to create the mesh
Added some spline methods (Linear, Ortho-elliptic and ortho-spline)
For Skinning and Loft Along Path, you can over-sample the rails
For Skinning, you can swap the direction between contours and rails
Preview Mesh is normally black in SU7
Floating palette remembers its position across SU sessions
Spanish translation by Defisto
On top of potential bugs and geometry issues (including bugsplats), there are some limitations and unfinished work
VCB is not active
No interactive edition in the floating palette
B-Spline and F-Spline do not close nicely in loop mode
No later reedition of shape generated (this will come)
all texts and labels are not reviewed yet

see main post for download:http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=28586#p248195

fredo6

Charly,

Thanks very much for your deep testing of Curviloft. It helps me find and hopefully fix the many bugs and imprecisions remaining in the script. This is why I judged that I had to go through a long beta phase with the users.

For the long and winding roads, I have found the issues and they should be adressed in the next release 1.0b.
Winding road.gif

Fredo