Draft pathArray perpendicular solids

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bzb.dev001
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Draft pathArray perpendicular solids

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I have created a solid and would like to repeat the solid according to a path (create with sketcher). I notice that the solid being repeated maintains it's orientation. I would like each repeated solid to be perpendicular to the path. Is this possible?
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chrisb
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Re: Draft pathArray perpendicular solids

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PathArray has a property Align, set it to true. You may have to turn the object before by 90°.
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Re: Draft pathArray perpendicular solids

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I'm aware of property Align=true. This would make the solid perpendicular to the plane of the path. I was looking for "perpendicular" as in parallel to the plane of the path but perpendicular to the curve on this plane. Something like this photo.
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chrisb wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2019 4:44 am PathArray has a property Align, set it to true. You may have to turn the object before by 90°.
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Re: Draft pathArray perpendicular solids

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… you can do it by turning the cone with placement:

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Re: Draft pathArray perpendicular solids

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I don't know how you accomplished that. This is what I got following your instructions. Did I miss something?
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hammax wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:51 am … you can do it by turning the cone with placement:


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Re: Draft pathArray perpendicular solids

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As already said above (and you said you knew it): set Align=true.
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Re: Draft pathArray perpendicular solids

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Thanks. forgot that one.
chrisb wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2019 3:42 am As already said above (and you said you knew it): set Align=true.
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