Strangely the plugin works randomly, it is unstable. Sometimes the plugin works on one line then no longer works on another almost identical one.
On other tests, the line on which I want to apply it disappears, when I exit the function it reappears but not always.
This is a resource Michael provided a few years back.
Your work reminded me of it. Its cool because it allows you to design “cut paths” for curved surfaces also. So little half moon slices to roll up a flat sheet into a curve.
Thought you would like to get a look if you hadn’t already heard or seen about it.
Thanks Burrman - I had crossed past Lamina years ago but didnt really have the way to cut those shapes outside of laser - I have just setup a CNC Plasma really economical setup single phase and just with an air compressor the cut quality is amazing. Ill have a play with lamina I have some 1mm aluminium should be soft enough to get it to bend into non planar shapes.
Here is a trial shape in 3mm Mild Steel 20mm Slot 3mm Tabs just like bending cardboard. I model the shapes with unthickened surfaces and so far the material thickness has really not effected the shape coming together I guess that maybe a problem in higher gauge materials.
Deleted several posts, as observations were weird symptom(s), not cause(s).
It looks like I was selecting different points on a curve, on different trials.
Maybe when selecting a closed curve, selected point/direction does not matter?
Hi
Thanks Michael, Another cool plugin.
I had the same problem "Zooen" mentioned. And I guess it's something to do with the "flow" factory?
When I select one of the "Zooen's" attached curves by "clicking", the problem occurs.
The results will change based on the selected position. (Start or end of the curve)
The problem will solve if you "drag-select" the curve.
@MO - thanks I think you have the bug diagnosed there, when the curve is click selected then Flow flips its direction but the Trim processing part of the script is only looking for a trim fragment that is in the natural curve direction.
I should be able to tune up the Trim logic later today.
Thanks for figuring out the bug depended on the click selection location that made it seem kind of random.
I'll also see about adding in a trim function on curves so that can be used in the future instead of the trim factory which is kind of awkward to script.
