Is there a way to create a curve from a list of points? I am trying to model a wing in FreeCAD by sketching the airfoil (cross-section) and then extruding the sketch to create the wing. I am used to SolidWorks, which has a function called "Curve through XYZ" (or something similar) and allows you to specify a list of points with 3D coordinates or to import a list of points from a text file in the following format:
X1,Y1,Z1
X2,Y2,Z2
X3,Y3,Z3
and so on.
I would like to see if there is similar functionality in FreeCAD. Is there a way to import a list of points and interpolate between them to create a sketch?
Spline or curve from list of points
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Re: Spline or curve from list of points
https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/Macro_A ... _%26_Scale might be of use.Jt0 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:59 pm Is there a way to create a curve from a list of points? I am trying to model a wing in FreeCAD by sketching the airfoil (cross-section) and then extruding the sketch to create the wing. I am used to SolidWorks, which has a function called "Curve through XYZ" (or something similar) and allows you to specify a list of points with 3D coordinates or to import a list of points from a text file in the following format:
X1,Y1,Z1
X2,Y2,Z2
X3,Y3,Z3
and so on.
I would like to see if there is similar functionality in FreeCAD. Is there a way to import a list of points and interpolate between them to create a sketch?
Don't know of a Gui command, but Draft.makeBSpline(pointslist) in Python should do it.
Re: Spline or curve from list of points
Sorry it took so long for me to respond, but the linked macro was exactly what I needed. Thanks!