![]() Then I could update the model and rest assured that my layout views are updated accordingly with correct hatching and lineweights. If this change could happen, I would gladly upgrade. It adds time and complexity that I think could be averted with a smart refinement of the clipping plane function. In this case, the lineweight for the detail section view might require a thicker lineweight, and so Im forced to literally draw over top of the view with a thicker line layer, or make2d and then changespace those elements to bring them into layout view to change the lineweights. I often need to generate overall sections as well as zoomed in details of those same sections to allow for dimensioning and labelling. Customize lineweights of the clipping planes.For example: in a plan section generated from a clipping plane, I could hatch the walls with a 45 degree cross hatch at my specified scale for that hatch (maybe I want the lines tighter together) and the columns with a solid hatch set to a light grey color. The option to hatch clipping plane elements uniquely.So in this ideal version, the clipping plane would: It’s really sad and discourages me from modelling in 3d on many projects. Linetypes are defined by a comma-separated list of dash and gap lengths (in model units), always starting with a dash. Then save this file as your laser template. Place it on a Table layer and lock the layer as well. Set the print width of this rectangle to No Print and lock it. I really dislike having to create make2d and then customizing the line thickness and adding hatching… when I later have to do changes, due to time constraints, I usually just change the 2d linework, leaving the 3d model at this point obselete. Create a laser template in Rhino by opening a blank file and drawing a rectangle the exact size of the cutting table with the origin on the upper left corner. In the example, I put the lines to laser cut on the black layer, so that would be the only layer to export to the laser cutting machine.If I had to pick just one upgrade for Rhino, it would be to make clipping planes much more effective for generating 2d section views in layout. If that’s not the case, you could go back and trim off anything that extends beyond the outline (the inelegant part, ha!). With laser-cutting cardboard, I didn’t think this was crucial or a deal-breaker. The sloppy part about this is that some parts of the 1 mm lines extend beyond the outline shape. Linetypes are defined by a comma-separated list of dash and gap lengths (in model units), always starting with a dash. Linetypes affect only curve objects - not surfaces, solids, or other object types. Using linetypes displays curves using dashed or dotted. Repeat with the 2-segment polyline for the interior folds. The Linetype properties manage the linetype patterns for the current model. ![]() ![]() This distributes the whole number of 1 mm lines evenly along the shape of the star, with a slight variance in the space between the 1 mm lines. I then change to Number of Objects, and type in the value that Distance Between Objects generated (the tool doesn’t actually update the Number of Objects value with the whole number calculated from the Distance Between Objects option, so that’s why I re-enter the same value that’s already there), and hit Enter. When you enter a value in Distance Between Objects, the Number of Objects updates in the background. I first choose Distance Between Objects and plug in 2 mm. The workflow seems overly complex because I have to print the design from Rhino as a PDF. If I export the dashed lines they show up as continuous lines, so I’ve found it necessary to print the dashed lines first as a PDF. I’m creating dashed lines in Rhino that I transfer to the lasercutter software. ![]() I assumed I wanted the laser to cut a 1 mm line, then a 1 mm gap, then cut the next 1 mm line, etc. I’m using Rhino in conjunction with a laser cutter, to make folded cardboard forms. It gives the option to choose the number of objects to array or the distance between objects. Not sure if this is necessary, but I like to use it with Array Along Curve. I used Array Along Curve to distribute the 1 mm line around the star. Using Dir to find start point and direction, I drew a 1 mm line from the start, with a Near snap to keep it on the star outline. I drew a star from the polygon tool and a two-segment polyline from the tip of a ray, to the origin, to inside corner between rays. Not sure what you’re making, but I imagined a 5-point star. Admittedly a little inelegant or sloppy, it might fit the bill. Based on your comments, it’s an all-Rhino solution that would be digestible for students. I was intrigued by your topic and wanted to try out an idea.
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