Featurescript: How to create a line between two points (vectors)

leon_poot

 How do I create a line in FS between two points (vectors), not using sketch points?

since line(point,direction) only offers a direction, would I need to calculate the direction somehow, and how would I do that?

Lee_Hesketh

Hi, you could use opFitSpline to create a line. Here's an example.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/776ddb3ef15260854472eb20/w/fcc30f46f7ec49c9d7678777/e/323029f263e7c1adc3f27039

mahir

opFitSpline would work well if your goal is to have a curve entity that is visible after regenerating the FS. If you're trying to create a line that will be used in the FS for other purposes (e.g. pattern axis, plane normal, etc), then you can generate the direction with some simple vector math. The direction for a line going from point A to point B is simply B - A. So a line entity for that line would be generated using line(A, B-A).

Lee_Hesketh

Hi, you could use opFitSpline to create a line. Here's an example.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/776ddb3ef15260854472eb20/w/fcc30f46f7ec49c9d7678777/e/323029f263e7c1adc3f27039

mahir

opFitSpline would work well if your goal is to have a curve entity that is visible after regenerating the FS. If you're trying to create a line that will be used in the FS for other purposes (e.g. pattern axis, plane normal, etc), then you can generate the direction with some simple vector math. The direction for a line going from point A to point B is simply B - A. So a line entity for that line would be generated using line(A, B-A).

leon_poot

Thank you @LeeH and @mahir, I will have a look at this later today.