[req] follow me helix
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Here's a way of using ShapeBender with appropriately oriented/sized 'bits'; followed by Weld and then EEbyFace...
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Allo ?
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Something like this?
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You nailed it. Is it a plugin?
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Yes it is a plugin. It is a little rough around sharp corners and may take a little trial and error to get the input parameters just right. Pre-select the centerline then run plugin. You are prompted for the radius of the helix, and the linear and angular increments.
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Excellent.
Helix around bent helix:
Most appreciated mate.
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Congratulations, sdmitch, and thank you.
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Woah, great work Sam!
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Eric,
That must have taken some time to 'follow me'
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Reminds me of the days before cordless phones!
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Ha ha, no Pete, I just changed the profiles of the lines to 5 and did a screengrab.
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it works magic! Thanks sdmitch
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Thank you, sdmitch!
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You know what Pete, it was late last night and I think I read your question wrong. It did take some time for the helix to follow that path. I thought you meant I did a pipe along path afterwards. Sorry.
This plugin is nice for making stitching. Just run it then scale the helix to almost flat. Around a curve might take some tweaking like I did for this one. I actually made the helix on one segment, scaled it "flat" then copied it around the curve. I am also finding out that the longer the helix the less responsive it is to moving or editing. Even though the straight line one is just that, a straight line, it was difficult to manipulate. Best bet is to do a short segment then copy it inside a group or component.
Anyway, enough of my rambling.
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Perhaps change the OP to reflect [Plugin] and attach the script to the first post.
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@earthmover said:
Perhaps change the OP to reflect [Plugin] and attach the script to the first post.
But best to start a new post.
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cool plugin!
next step: allow the helix radius to change along center path according to target points.
joel
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Hi:
Using Fredo6's Bezier curve with 20segments and two control points, follow me helix with 1' diameter, 0.25" segs, and 30 degrees(I think), the result shows some odd kinks in the curve.
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Mitcorb, The kinks occur when the helix linear increment "spans" a start/end point of the centerline segment. If you have the original version posted, it made no attempt to account for this. The latest version I posted does try but is not totally successful. It is something that I am still working on.
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