3D Datum curves from Geomerty?

[nofalloff]

Is there a way to use the implied trajectory of a helical sweep to create a 3D datum curve?
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[borf]

i cant open the part but maybe this helps:



in style there is an easy option "curve from surface" which will make a
3d curve anywhere on a surface (including helical surfaces). follow the
taskbar options. you can snap to datum points along the surface with
the shift key.



you can also create a regular datum curve thru points and change the
attribute to quilt/surface. the curve will lie on the surface and go
thru the points (this is a great feature of datum curves) i bet you can
use multiple curves to define the blend sections in both situations.

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