WHat level of acuracy are you needing. I can set you up with a method to do this, but accuracy will be lost to some extent.

There is a script that will create "Line segments" between points at a set tolerance. You could then run the "Rebuild" command on the joined segements with the "number of points" option to create a single spline. To have a tight tolerance, the curve would be heavy on points and sharp corners will get a small "Wavy Factor" to it....

Post a file...

Thank you for your reply. What I like to see a smooth curve. This is an experiment to use the MOI for modeling a building tower, each point represent a floor

I like to see how your script works. I have attached the file.

Hi Sharif,

So for #1 one option could be to use the line connecting script that Burr was mentioning which is available here:
http://moi3d.com/forum/messages.php?webtag=MOI&msg=2749.56

Then you could select all those lines and use Join to make them into a polyline and then try to use Rebuild on that to smooth it out.


But you may get a more naturally shaped curve by using those points as the control points of a curve.

One idea for that could be to select your points and use the "Save point file" plug-in command from here: http://kyticka.webzdarma.cz/3d/moi/#SavePointFile

That can take your points and create a text file that has a list of them in it.


Then there is a companion command "Import point file":
http://kyticka.webzdarma.cz/3d/moi/#ImportPointFile
which can read in a text file with a list of points in it and create the result either as individual points, a polyline, or as the control points for a freeform curve and probably the last may give you a good result.


- Michael

Hi Sharif, also you asked:

> 2. What is the best way to create a profile normal to a
> curve at specific point. I use C-plane but sometimes I
> strugle to get the C-plane work properly.

So if you want to draw it directly in place then a cplane would be what you want for that.

Maybe you could try to show me a file where you are having a problem setting the cplane so I could give you some tips on it, but by default when you locate the cplane on a point on a freeform curve it should get aligned to the curve tangent automatically.

Another option is to draw the curve initially on a world plane, and then use the Transform > Orient command to relocate it to a plane normal to the curve tangent.

There are 4 steps to the orient command, you first pick a starting base point, and then the second pick is to adjust the base axis rotation or you will probably just right-click for the second step to accept the current default rotation. Then you do 2 more similar steps for placing the target location. It looks like this (note there are 2 right clicks happening here as well):



- Michael

Thanks Michael;

the transoform>orient command works very good.

Hi Sharif, I'm glad Transform > Orient will be useful to you.

Also if you place the target point on to a surface it will align to the surface normal as well.

If you want to match 2 solids together you can also pick the base point on a surface from the object you are placing, that will basically connect them together like this:



- Michael

"Transform > Orient"

Heh, I love this command :D

So useful!

Whoa....I didnt realize the import Point file command had those other "Create a curve out of it" options......VERY COOL!!! and exactly what he was looking for.

Hi Michael;

The second option , save point file, then import point file with control point worked perfectly. this was exactly what I was looking. I also gave a try on "ConnectPoints" script, but it didn't work. no lines showed up between the points. I set the tolerance to 3m which the distance between points.

Thanks again for clear explanation and solution.

Sharif

Hi Sharif,
The method Michael gave is a much better method but, the ConnectPonts script method will work also. The points in the file you posted were measuring at 4.1*** and such, so the value 3 would not produce a result. Try typing 5 and it will do the segments. I then did the join/rebuild and got a curve with no change at "10 points", which is a much less dense curve than the through points curve created with the export point/import point of the original file. If you had many curves like this, it may be good to have this other method available.

Hi BurrMan;

Thanks for clarification. My mistake I had the distance wrong. Yes I tried again and worked fine.

Sharif