Hi...I have a cylinder I created in Sculpt mode with some nice curves to it. The thing I am trying to reproduce has a small bump that starts out at 2.5mm below the top.
When I "Insert Edge" I only get a number between 0 and 100 percent, and not any specific distance. Maybe parametric mode does not support this, but I want to say "Inset edge 2.5mm away from the edge I selected to start the insertion from". This functionality should not be constricted by the "next" T-sline line...If I need something 2.5mm down the object then that is where I would like to put it.
I realize that the Sketch environment allows for precise measurements, but I want to create a beautiful T-sline curve...I just want to start and end it at the right place.
I also tried creating construction planes but ran into a couple of problems:
-construction planes cannot be offset/selected from a T-spline "face"...I can only select the global plane and figure out the measurements myself
-I cannot snap the "insert edge" command to a plane so I have to eyeball it
-The "Insert Edge --> Offset" functionality does not seem to do anything, even though I can select a construction plane
-The "Insert Edge --> Offset --> Measure" never seems to change...that seems liek what I am looking for but maybe offset is not what I am looking for.
Any suggestions on workflow, or am I going abou this incorrectly? In the attached screenshot you can see the top of my object, and some planes I have created but again, I have to eyeball it.
But then again, again, Parametric Mode might ALL be about eyeballing it, and precise measurements maybe should not be expected there, especially on the side of a T-spline curve (would be great to be able to "freeze" a point on a Tspline.)
Thanks!
Nick Kloski
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Hi to offset a construction plane up and down or to any postion is not possible at the Parametric Mode in this version. You have to stop recording to go to Direct Modeling Mode. Then you can go to Sculpt workspace and the construction planes can be moved to any position you wanted. I am not sure if the new update coming on September 2, 2014 will add that capability. I had been requesting that many times and nothing seems to had been done. This is in fact a missing feature.
If you are at the "Create Form" workspace at the parametric mode you have to "Finish form" before going into Direct Modeling Mode.
Thanks! It would be awesome to have a list maintained by Autodesk that shows the discrepancy between what you can do in DM and Sculpt/parametric modes..would help a lot.
Nick Kloski
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After a few updates I noticed that the ability to move Offset Planes to any position had been added to the "Create Form" and "Create Base Feature" environments. But the offset planes have to be constructed in either environment, then they can be moved to any position by selecting the planes and using the "Move" command. Offset Planes in the parametric mode cannot be moved in those two environments (Create Form and Create Base Feature) . Only Offset Planes constructed in the non parametric environments can be moved. After "Finish Form" or "Finish Base Feature" the moved planes will stay at the new position. Offset Planes created in the "Create Form" workspace can also be moved in the "Create Base Feature" workspace or envoronment. The reverse is also true.