Full Version: Rolling a rack to create a gear profile

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Hi Fubax, sorry no there isn't any progressive stepping built in to the array curve factory.

But it seems like it shouldn't be too difficult for a script to generate it.

If you have an object to array along the curve like this:



Your script could generate copies along the curve normal at the first position:



And then do a CurveArray of all those and harvest the desired piece at each station and discard the rest:



Or another method is the script could create a line along the curve normal at the base position and include it in the objects to array, then it could examine the line created at each station and use it as the direction to move that station's objects.

Let me know if neither of these methods will do what you need.

- Michael

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I think the "double" array method would do the job. Would that be doable with NodeEditor Plus, the selection of a specific element of the first, linear array at each station? Maybe the Nodeeditor could even further automate the process and generate envelope path from the final array result?

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HI Fubax,

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> Would that be doable with NodeEditor Plus, the selection of a specific element of the
> first, linear array at each station?

I'm not sure, I'm not familiar enough with the Node editor myself. I can set up an example .js script though, do you want that?

- Michael

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