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RailClone => RailClone Pro (*) => Topic started by: arch3d on July 19, 2022, 01:46:21 PM

Title: RC as hypotenuse segment
Post by: arch3d on July 19, 2022, 01:46:21 PM

Hi,
Is it possible to use A1S as hypotenuse segment, or its RC limitation?

It works perfect with regular segments but i would like to avoid messing with Composites

Best
Michal

Title: Re: RC as hypotenuse segment
Post by: arch3d on July 19, 2022, 01:55:47 PM

Here is example based on regular segment

Title: Re: RC as hypotenuse segment
Post by: Paul Roberts on July 19, 2022, 03:01:17 PM

Hi!

Thanks for the question. It's possible, you just need to tell RailClone which generator in the chain you wish to use for the X Spline Length. You do it like this, using the name of the generator:

(https://i.imgur.com/W0c4GVD.png)

I hope that helps,
Paul

Title: Re: RC as hypotenuse segment
Post by: arch3d on July 19, 2022, 03:09:51 PM

So simple! Easier way is always hard to find
Thank you very much:)

Title: Re: RC as hypotenuse segment
Post by: arch3d on July 19, 2022, 03:46:21 PM

Paul
Something harder here:)
I put it into markers and have no idea from where is gap

Cheers

Title: Re: RC as hypotenuse segment
Post by: Paul Roberts on July 19, 2022, 04:43:04 PM

Please find attached a revised version. I've just tweaked the trig expressions and few other things a little bit.

Hope it helps.

Paul

Title: Re: RC as hypotenuse segment
Post by: arch3d on July 19, 2022, 05:17:40 PM

Works perfect
Thank you

Title: Re: RC as hypotenuse segment
Post by: arch3d on July 19, 2022, 06:27:00 PM

Paul
I didnt notice it before sorry for that.
What if spline isnt flat?

I have to make a lot of trusses so it seems to be importnant as well.
Only solutution which I can find is make A1S segment verical vithout slope fixing

Cheers

Title: Re: RC as hypotenuse segment
Post by: Paul Roberts on July 20, 2022, 12:45:21 PM

Is that solution working well enough? It might be possible to find the angle of the spline, but it could get quite complicated!

Best,
Paul

Title: Re: RC as hypotenuse segment
Post by: arch3d on July 20, 2022, 12:52:01 PM

I will see on complex object. It might be ok. If you say its complicated i dont even think about it.
Many thanks its much more better than compose mode ( less distortion in vertical mode

Many thanks
M