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skFitSpline start and end angles

bartyborris
bartyborris Posts: 11 PRO
in FeatureScript
Is it possible to set the slope at the start and end points of a spline in FeatureScript?

// Something like the following would be a really big help.&nbsp; If anyone knows a workaround I could use the help:<br><br>skFitSpline(sketch1, "spline1", {<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "points" : [<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vector( 0,&nbsp; 0) * inch,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vector( 0, -1) * inch,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vector( 1,&nbsp; 1) * inch,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vector(-1,&nbsp; 0) * inch,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vector( 0,&nbsp; 0) * inch<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ],<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "startAngle": 0 * degree,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "endSlope":&nbsp; -30 * degree<br>});



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  • bartyborris
    bartyborris Posts: 11 PRO
    Correction:

    <br>skFitSpline(sketch1, "spline1", {<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "points" : [<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vector( 0,&nbsp; 0) * inch,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vector( 0, -1) * inch,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vector( 1,&nbsp; 1) * inch,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vector(-1,&nbsp; 0) * inch,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vector( 0,&nbsp; 0) * inch<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ],<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "startAngle": 0 * degree,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "endAngle":&nbsp; -30 * degree<br><span>});</span>


  • ilya_baran
    ilya_baran Posts: 1,273 image
    Not for a sketch spline (yet), but as of today, you can do it with opFitSpline in 3D.
    Ilya Baran \ VP, Architecture and FeatureScript \ Onshape Inc
  • bartyborris
    bartyborris Posts: 11 PRO
    OK, given it is not possible with skFitSpline, is there a path to get a 3D spline created with opFitSpline "projected" into a sketch so I can utilize it?  It is not clear to me how to create a face, that I can extrude, for which one or more edges are composed of a spline that I can define a tangent vector at the end points (i.e. "startDerivative" and "endDerivative" in opFitSpline).  It would save me substantial time (still getting up to speed with featureScript) to know if this is a possibility yet or not, and if so roughly how to go about it.
  • ilya_baran
    ilya_baran Posts: 1,273 image
    It's not pretty, but you can use opSplitFace to imprint/project the 3D spline (and the other edges you want) onto a face (possibly of a sheet body) and then extrude the relevant portion of the split face.  Please post if you need more detail than that.
    Ilya Baran \ VP, Architecture and FeatureScript \ Onshape Inc
  • bartyborris
    bartyborris Posts: 11 PRO
    I see.... and agree it's not pretty.  I figured out another approach by "doing math" to figure out where to place points for the skFitSpline (also not pretty).  You intimated that improving skFitSpline is on the todo list; I hope this is the case (along with something that makes doing a fillet in a sketch easier as well).  Keep up the great work.
  • ilya_baran
    ilya_baran Posts: 1,273 image
    Yes, the improvement to skFitSpline is coming soon (though not in the next update).
    Ilya Baran \ VP, Architecture and FeatureScript \ Onshape Inc

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