Curvature display in Style

[Huug]

At this point I came to redefine some older parts with style features, that were created in 2001, and now I'm on Wildfire 2, M060.


When editing some curves in Style,I like to show the curvature of them. You can choose Quick or Saved in the menu. With Quick, the display disappears when I close the menu. With Saved, the curvature remains displayed. BUT, when I drag their handles,the curvature display does not update. Duh! I have to define the curvature display again! No real time updating available! Or? Do I anything wrong? That update checkbox does only affect the values of Quality and Scale, and is does not update the curvature display when editing the curves. I'm sure this was available in 2001. So another major improvement of Wildfire?!?

Huug

 

[jeff4136]

WF without ISDX? I think the only dynamic curvature display that's available is in Sketcher modifying a spline. The Analysis / Geometry / Curvature feature, if it's Saved will update after curve edit, but not during IIRC. Don't have ISDX so don't know what you can expect.

 

[mgnt8]

I'm on Wf 2.0 M090 and what you describe works fine - the curvature display is updating (slowly but surely). Maybe you should re-check the steps your using.

 

[mgnt8]

Huug, in fact, it seems to be working a bit too well- how do I get rid of the display? It stays after regeneration and repaint.

 

[jeff4136]

Save analysis, Hide?

 

[ndk]

Hi Huug


Curvature plot in ISDX (WF 2.0) is updating well. How about other plot (Tangent plot or radius plot)? does it get the same bug?

 

[mgnt8]

Save analysis, Hide?

Right, thanks. Wow, I've only been on ISDX for only about 6 mos but it is definitely pretty great, I must say. Everytime I learn something new, I'm amazed - showing shaded curvature of the surface while editing curves is particularly cool. Maybe I'm wrong and Wildfire does suck like many say, but, to me, its only getting better and better. Of course, I could just be one of those dumb monkeys, but they say the determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop.

 

[jeff4136]

Yeah. "Sucks" is subjective and I can see where established users of previous versions could be less than enthusiastic about the changes, but coming from another program that's so much less capable after being put off by all the negative hype competitors propogate I have a hard time complaining about the few things I do think are less than ideal. The "shine" hasn't worn off yet. 8~)