I'm thinking of implementing a Py feature. But:
1. If newer OCC can already do it, is it worth it?
2. This method will probably fail with non-tangent connections (haven't tried yet).
Hack of the day: offsetting a curve
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Re: Hack of the day: offsetting a curve
Newer OCC most likely won't use Sweep for Offsetting purposes. Therefore if you would implement good algorithm that does the correct thing at intersections it could be used as alternative to try out when OCC/OCE default Offset tools fail. In complex scenarios user will probably need to clean up the geometry manually.
But then again "Sweep Offset" tool will most likely work in a lot of scenarios and maybe once it will be implemented you will have an idea on how to do more stuff with it. Like for example Offsetting a face edges by only selecting a face.
If for example i try to offset Facebinder feature in Draft WB FreeCAD crashes. I know this is not the intended workflow but maybe the approach by using Sweep Offset could work here. I can get the edges of the face and use it for a Sweep path without issues.
Therefore do we need a tool for that or does the user already have enough tools to do that manually instead when needed. I guess having an automated tool for that wouldn't hurt!
But then again "Sweep Offset" tool will most likely work in a lot of scenarios and maybe once it will be implemented you will have an idea on how to do more stuff with it. Like for example Offsetting a face edges by only selecting a face.
If for example i try to offset Facebinder feature in Draft WB FreeCAD crashes. I know this is not the intended workflow but maybe the approach by using Sweep Offset could work here. I can get the edges of the face and use it for a Sweep path without issues.
Therefore do we need a tool for that or does the user already have enough tools to do that manually instead when needed. I guess having an automated tool for that wouldn't hurt!
Re: Hack of the day: offsetting a curve
I would relay like to see a automated feature like this, the need for it comes up quite often, but not often enough that I remember how I solved it last time, so it becomes trial an error before i reach a solution. And I always feal like I did something wrong.
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