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blowlamp  
#1 Posted : Friday, July 6, 2012 2:56:18 AM(UTC)
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I found this [URL="http://www.mit.edu/~ibaran/curves/"]link[/URL] on another website that I visit and thought it could be a good replacement for the Sketch tool we have in ViaCAD.

The curves it produces are lovely and I'm sure would make some fantastic extrusions and surfaces etc.



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rockyroad_us  
#2 Posted : Friday, July 6, 2012 8:13:42 AM(UTC)
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Very impressive. I was looking for modifications... like moving the curve to reach perfection... he he.
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jol  
#3 Posted : Saturday, July 7, 2012 12:52:53 AM(UTC)
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wOw - strongly agree

Tim - you should look at this

Tuning splines takes a lot of time - without rationalised splines, you'll create ugly surfaces - and ugly solids !
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ALBANO  
#4 Posted : Sunday, July 8, 2012 7:02:04 AM(UTC)
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Such things make software nice! It makes designing easier. One question remains about the nature of the generated splines! If they have like hundreds of controlpoints - not so useful. But please give it a try guys!
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jlm  
#5 Posted : Monday, July 9, 2012 8:05:22 AM(UTC)
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Great idea Martin !
This feature with good control points would beat anything...
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