Hi Michael,

Does ACIS have patch construction command as well? And could we expect to have it in MOI as well? or something similar?

Please notice: It is just a question out of my personal curiosity ( I have known your view on Patches; I think you generally suggest us to use polygonal modeling softwares for that matter! yet I felt the need to ask the above question merely out of curiosity! )

- Psygorn

Hi Psygorn,

re:
> Does ACIS have patch construction command as well?

Not in its base modeling library. It does have a separately licensed covering module but it's not that great.


> And could we expect to have it in MOI as well? or something similar?

Sorry no I'm not expecting to have that in MOI. If you need to do that kind of modeling, the best available patching is with Rhino using the XNURBS plugin or also Plasticity would be a good choice too.

Constructing things by patching between wireframe outlines is a pretty advanced and finicky area of NURBS modeling, it has a high learning curve and it's just not where it shines the brightest. MoI is more focused on modeling using 2D profile curves and booleans.

- Michael

Hi Michael,

Thank you for your explanation.

1- I do use Onshape when I need patching (although I am not very good at it but it worked for me)

2- I think we all know you had created Rhino so, I think there might be a chance that there are similarities between the two softwares (well I might be 100% wrong!) so, is there a chance someday someone could create a plugin similar to XNURBS for MOI? by studying XNURBS plugin structure?

3- Question number "2" is out of curiosity not out of necessity! :-)

- Psygorn

Hi Psygorn,

re:
> so, is there a chance someday someone could create a plugin similar to XNURBS for
> MOI? by studying XNURBS plugin structure?

It doesn't seem very likely, it's a pretty difficult area to make work well.

- Michael

@Psygorn

You can try to contact xNurbs guy directly too to show interest.

I don't want to paste the reply I get here, but to summarize : It's easy to do (would take a few weeks to prototype), 'they' would need Michael help. However they are concern with the community reception about the price, an other funky concerns about how to educate the correct usage of the product (?¿).

Also I think they don't support Mac, it's unlikely to happens.

Hi PaQ,

That's a good idea!

- Psygorn