Oooh ... which reminds me Peer told me to get off my duff on that so I guess
I better get to it.
I can see what you're suggesting, and it sounds like it might be worth while
in certain circumstances, although I'm not sure how much time it would
really save if we were counting seconds. I can see a profile coming out fine
if the projected geometry is too long, but what would happen if the
projected geometry is too short, and would the projected profile be
reference or normal? The way it is now, normal geometry doesn't
automatically constrain itself to the origin, so if the geometry is normal
then it would still need to be dimensioned to the origin; if it's reference,
then we're back to the same problem as before unless the enclosed profile is
the exact shape you want and wouldn't require any modifications.
~Larry
"Mark Case" wrote in message
news:5677F76BA9C528D6722E10F30F93537F@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> OK Larry 😉 Now were talking. Thanks for the nudge and the color(er..odor)
> Kent.
>
> Often, the profile I am trying to extrude is based on several segments
> projected from several different features, that are then spliced together
> with a few arcs and/or lines to form a closed area. Unfortunately the
> reference(projected) lines are often longer that what is needed for the
new
> profile, hence the need to add 'extra' geometry on top to allow a profile
to
> be detected -or- for the profile detection to work like bPoly does.
>
> I have an example of exactly what I'm talking about, but it's based on the
> Feb. modeling challenge, so I won't post it until tomorrow. I don't want
> taint challenge by posting my version before the deadline...
>
> Mark
>
> "Larry Caldwell" wrote in message
> news:4A89A7D81B270C3B0B32C84698E4DB7D@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Lucked out this time, already know about boundaries, just forgot because
I
> > don't have any close pins probably. If that's what he's talking about,
> > something similar to that might come in handy. I was thinking he wanted
> > projected reference lines to ... what ... change their size to make a
> closed
> > loop I guess, but then they wouldn't be reference lines any more. I can
> see
> > where window picking the rectangle to create a boundary of the enclosed
> area
> > would be useful in several areas. See ... AutoCAD mentality ain't bad
all
> > the time I guess.
> > ~Larry
> >
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