Bruce Kieffer Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I recall being able to add a 2D locus point to define the point of an object so that point aligns to the path selected for the extrude along path operation. Has this changed in Vectorworks 2022? I can't make it work. Vectorworks keeps deselecting the locus point. How is it done now? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Peter Neufeld. Posted January 21, 2022 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted January 21, 2022 Hello, I've gone back as far as I can go to v2017 and it gets de-selected as now. You're not thinking about using a locus as the centre of a Sweep perhaps? Cheers, Peter 2 Quote Link to comment
Popular Post Tom W. Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2022 What I often do, depending on the context, is make sure the path object is a NURBS Curve then place a Working Plane at the end of the path (it will automatically be positioned perpendicularly to the NURBS) then place the profile object on the Working Plane, positioned precisely where I want it relative to the path. Then when you run the EAP command the resultant EAP will be exactly where you want it + you don't have to go back in + edit the profile to reposition it 5 Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 6 hours ago, Peter Neufeld. said: Hello, I've gone back as far as I can go to v2017 and it gets de-selected as now. You're not thinking about using a locus as the centre of a Sweep perhaps? Cheers, Peter Probably! 1 Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 6 hours ago, Tom W. said: What I often do, depending on the context, is make sure the path object is a NURBS Curve then place a Working Plane at the end of the path (it will automatically be positioned perpendicularly to the NURBS) then place the profile object on the Working Plane, positioned precisely where I want it relative to the path. Then when you run the EAP command the resultant EAP will be exactly where you want it + you don't have to go back in + edit the profile to reposition it Tom, I don't think this is what I am looking for. I tried it a few times without getting the results I am looking for. I want to be able to define a point on the profile as the origin of the extrude. So far all I can do is make the extrusion happen relative to the center of the profile. Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 It has always been that way Bruce. All you can do is create the extrude and then Edit the Profile and move the point you want to the 0,0 point in the profile local coordinates. 1 Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Create NURBS path + place working plane on end: Place profile on working plane at desired position relative to path: Run command. EAP is where you want it. No need to edit profile: Not appropriate to all contexts I know 3 Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 Thanks all. I'm practicing on a test file and I am learning how this works. I've only used it a few times in the past. Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Thanks Tom. I love it when I learn something new 👍 2 Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 @Tom W.I finally got your method working. The key to it, and really what I wanted to do irrelevant of using a working plane, is to set the EAP to Fix Profile. Onward I go! 4 Quote Link to comment
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