Congratulations!! Your tutorials are amazing! I have a question though... When I use the trim tool and I tipe "crv", Rhino asks me to draw the line and not to pic one the edges... do you know why? Maybe I have a modern version so the commands are different? Thanks and congrats again!
Hi Bernardo. Thanks for your comments. The commands are the same in the latest version of Rhino. Just to be clear, the command sequence is this: Trim Enter to run Trim You should see this prompt ‘Select cutting objects ( ExtendCuttingLines=No ApparentIntersections=Yes Line )’ Don’t select any options but type in ‘Crv’ Enter You should see this prompt again ‘Select cutting objects ( ExtendCuttingLines=No ApparentIntersections=Yes Line )’ now you can only select curves or surface edges
Do you know why i can't choose "Rail curve options" when i choose "Do not simplify" ?? You can in the video but for me it not allows me. When i choose Rebuild with or Refit within it works (37:08)
Hi Timotius. In simple terms Fillet Edge creates a tangent continuous fillet which is arc based whereas Blend Edge creates a curvature continuous blend that is spline based. Hope this helps.
Excellent Phil... really enjoyed that, great example of tween curves. Enjoyed the first one too, reminds me of Tolkien's trilogy... i hope the 3rd one comes out before Christmas :-) Is it always good practice to run the intersection command prior to trim?
Thanks Sean, next one coming in July, so well in time for your Christmas stocking. In answer to your question 'Is it always good practice to run the intersection command prior to trim?' Then I would say where the geometry becomes more challenging and more complex surfaces are generated it is often the case that trimming with an intersection curve will generate a result where trimming surface to surface will not. Hope that answers your query?
Hi. Thank you for your question, I did try to explain this in the video but I used the Iscocurves because I wanted curves that followed exactly the topology of the surface in both U and V. This will allow the intake shape to follow that of the engine cover and, perhaps more important, will give me the best possible chance of creating the smooth seamless transition at the leading edge of the intake.
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Hi Yusuke, The fillets that built initially did not complete so there was no surface trimming. I used the parts of the fillets that were correct and curves (some extended) from the usable edges of the parts that didn’t build properly to give me a set of curves to trim with. Whether you have trim with curves, surface edges or extended curves, the result is always a trim fitted to a tolerance (ie the curve will have more control points than the surface it’s based from). I would try to avoid this for major surface features but it’s a not a major problem on areas like this.
Hi Yusuke, Thanks for your question - I didn’t make this clear in the video. Joining doesn’t change the surface geometry. The surface analysis tools (including Zebra) are mesh based - they give a representation of the surface. The mesher in Rhino will display smoother transitions if surfaces being analysed are joined so it’s worth joining surface edges before analysis.
Hi Phil You fixed the Blend Edges that rhino couldn't do. With Rhino 6, that fixing isn`t necessary? Does Rhino6 finish the all that work at the moment 22:30? Thank you
