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Message 1 of 7
Anonymous
577 Views, 6 Replies

Split Issue

The attached video shows an issue with push/pull of split faces. A closed
split refuses to be adjusted with push/pull or move, the entire face is
affected. Is there a trick I'm missing?

Love the gesture based commands!

http://screencast.com/t/1g6xYzpg
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Message 2 of 7
jeff_strater
in reply to: Anonymous

Yes, you are correct. This is a limitation of the current push/pull functionality. It is a high priority issue for us to fix.

Just as additional information, you can use Extrude or Revolve, however, to convert a split planar face into 3D geometry (unfortunately, it won't work in this particular case).

Jeff Strater (Fusion development)

Jeff Strater
Engineering Director
Message 3 of 7
Mattaxe
in reply to: Anonymous

Extrude works well....How does it differ from push/pull?
Message 4 of 7
jeff_strater
in reply to: Anonymous

Good question. The main difference between Push/Pull (or Offset) and Extrude is in the handling of non-planar geometry. Extrude won't work at all on a cylindrical or spline face which has been split, while (if it worked at all), Offset would allow you to select a split portion of, say, a cylinder, and offset it, resulting in the introduction of side faces, and an offset of the split portion of the cylinder (that is, with a larger radius). See attached picture

Jeff Strater
Engineering Director
Message 5 of 7
Mattaxe
in reply to: Anonymous

AAAAhhhh.... Thanks, will we be able to specify that the "side faces" of offset are geometrically normal to the surface from which they extend?
Message 6 of 7
jeff_strater
in reply to: Anonymous

We haven't yet gotten to that level of detail in our plans, to be honest. But, this is very valuable feedback - I assume that you would like the ability to control the shape of the side faces? Normal to surface is one option - are there other options that you would also find useful?

Thanks,

Jeff Strater (Fusion development team)

Jeff Strater
Engineering Director
Message 7 of 7
Mattaxe
in reply to: Anonymous

To give that option a bit more depth, we might specify the angle of the side wall relitively to the surface (point) from which it extends. This may get complex and create conflict as surfaces extend outwards so a warning dialouge may be needed to inform user, or it may only allow the user to offset by a limited amount.

Square or triangular (or other) offset may allow to set a different angle for each side face.

Offset might also include a twist option or an arc option.

or maybe an "offset too" option.

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