Status of helix / ramp

[Hackscribble]

I've discovered the entry options in Pocket path. They don't appear in the dialog but are accessible from the data pane (feels like a bug - I'll open a tracker item) and get applied to the path if OCC is selected.

But I can't see the same options in the Contour or Profile paths. Are they meant to work on those paths? Are there plans to add them?

Thanks


OS: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.17.8975 (Git)
Build type: None
Branch: master
Hash: 3e06d0a09077ea0e719ae1970cfbe6426ea87fa1
Python version: 2.7.12
Qt version: 4.8.7
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 6.8.0.oce-0.17

[sliptonic]

I've discovered the entry options in Pocket path. They don't appear in the dialog but are accessible from the data pane (feels like a bug - I'll open a tracker item) and get applied to the path if OCC is selected.

But I can't see the same options in the Contour or Profile paths. Are they meant to work on those paths? Are there plans to add them?

Thanks

An early version of ramp/helix was implemented for pocket but only for the OCC offsetting algorithm. This solution isn't very flexible and our intention is to replace it with a dressup. When the dressup is finished, we should be able to apply it to any path. Until then, we're not spending any effort on the old method.

[Hackscribble]

Thanks for the update, sliptonic. I don't have the skills to help develop the code, but happy to test.