0001304: Allow Sketcher to Fillet Arcs, Not Only Lines

[abdullah]

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I write to ask for user input regarding this feature. Something is telling me that is not working as expected, but I am not sure what I would like to have.

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Does this look like what is requested?

[GeneFC]

Not sure what was "requested", but that would be a nice feature.

I have always made that sort of shape with three arcs connected using end-to-end tangency. This new method would be easier.

Gene

[RogerK]

Hi abdullah

In my point of view it's exact the expected result when you filet two arcs. The result is similar as when you do this with just two lines. Great that you have implemented this.

What other result can you imagine, when you filet two arcs? What makes you worry about your current implementation?


Kind regards

Roger

[abdullah]

Not sure what was "requested", but that would be a nice feature.

In my point of view it's exact the expected result when you filet two arcs. The result is similar as when you do this with just two lines. Great that you have implemented this.

I am not sure exactly what is requested. I am not sure this is the way (tm). Curves are trickier than segments, as curvature keeps changing. It also admits a plurality of intersections. I am struggling to consistently get the same result. But it is good to see that what is shown is what is expected.

What other result can you imagine, when you filet two arcs? What makes you worry about your current implementation?

One initial problem I had was related to the fact that curvature keeps changing, so it is very relevant where you click the segments. I had also to restrict to curves that (if extended) intersect.

As of now, it does not work segment with arc of conic. It does not work with B-splines. Sometimes I am still getting a very wrong result. See:

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[Kunda1]

ooh, I bet @joel_graff (who's working on the Transportation Engineering WB) would dig this thread

[chrisb]

Does it work as well with just clicking the corner?

[Joel_graff]

That's really awesome. Nice that it's integrated into the existing tool, too - eliminates the need for geometry checking.

I wrote a monstrous amount of python code to achieve this same effect, but my results were exact. Still, this is a lot easier than anything I'd imagined.

Thanks for the great work!

[bejant]

Does this look like what is requested?

Yes, you nailed it - thanks abdullah!

To me it looks like the size of the Fillet is determined by where the user clicks on the two existing arcs (maybe you alluded to that in your next post) - is that right?

It also admits a plurality of intersections.

In the event that multiple possible intersections exist, I think the user would expect the Fillet to be created near to where the cursor picks happened on the parent curves.

Sometimes I am still getting a very wrong result.

I wonder, do the directions in which the Arc and Arc Of Ellipse were originally created (clockwise or anti-clockwise) come into play there?

Thanks again abdullah; it's good to see you back coding again!

[chrisb]

To me it looks like the size of the Fillet is determined by where the user clicks on the two existing arcs (maybe you alluded to that in your next post) - is that right?

Thats how it works with straight lines.

[bejant]

Yes, but I'm asking about the curves...