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Create sketch lines from geometry

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Intuos5
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Create sketch lines from geometry

Intuos5
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I was wondering, is there a way to derive sketch lines from geometry? For instance, if I were to create a t-spline object, can I derive a 3D spline from one of the edge loops, thereby following the surface? The tool I am looking for is something similar to 'Create shape' in 3ds Max. 

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Create sketch lines from geometry

I was wondering, is there a way to derive sketch lines from geometry? For instance, if I were to create a t-spline object, can I derive a 3D spline from one of the edge loops, thereby following the surface? The tool I am looking for is something similar to 'Create shape' in 3ds Max. 

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HughesTooling
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On the sketch menu under project there's an option Include 3d Geometry, think that's what you're after.

 

 

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On the sketch menu under project there's an option Include 3d Geometry, think that's what you're after.

 

 

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Intuos5
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As far as I tried, it only projects the border edges onto a horizontal plane. So I may be doing something wrong here. 
In this example I used a manipulated t-spline plane, intersected by an offset reference plane. Although I would actually prefer to select the edge and derive a spline from it, as if the 3D loop selection were the spline, so to say. 

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As far as I tried, it only projects the border edges onto a horizontal plane. So I may be doing something wrong here. 
In this example I used a manipulated t-spline plane, intersected by an offset reference plane. Although I would actually prefer to select the edge and derive a spline from it, as if the 3D loop selection were the spline, so to say. 

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HughesTooling
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Don't think you used Include 3d Geometry. And please don't attach pictures. There's an option Photos on the editor toolbar to embed them, please use this option.

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Don't think you used Include 3d Geometry. And please don't attach pictures. There's an option Photos on the editor toolbar to embed them, please use this option.

image.png

 

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I think I get it now, the 'intersect' option can be used in the middle of geometry to project it on a plane, whereas include 3D geometry only projects the borders of the plane (so not on edges in the middle of the plane). Since the borders were flat, I did not notice that it works this way. Though this does mean that it's only possible to get the spline from projections, rather than as splines that I can manipulate freely? If so I will add a new idea on Ideastation. 

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I think I get it now, the 'intersect' option can be used in the middle of geometry to project it on a plane, whereas include 3D geometry only projects the borders of the plane (so not on edges in the middle of the plane). Since the borders were flat, I did not notice that it works this way. Though this does mean that it's only possible to get the spline from projections, rather than as splines that I can manipulate freely? If so I will add a new idea on Ideastation. 

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