<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Determining arcs]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/11943/determining-arcs/ Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:05:28 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Determining arcs]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/102780/#p102780 At least with the sketchup plug in Bezier tool I can't control the number of line segments which is a huge issue. Any similar tools that remedy that?

]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:05:28 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/102780/#p102780 <![CDATA[Re: Determining arcs]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/102718/#p102718 pirvan wrote:

While you can do what you're trying to do with arcs, as you found out, it's not easy when an arc changes its radius .  That's what bezier curves are for.  Your best bet is to download the bezier curve tool for Sketchup, and use it instead of arc.

https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/cont … curve-tool

Cool. I'll check it out.

]]> Sun, 02 Aug 2015 16:04:02 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/102718/#p102718 <![CDATA[Re: Determining arcs]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/102696/#p102696 While you can do what you're trying to do with arcs, as you found out, it's not easy when an arc changes its radius .  That's what bezier curves are for.  Your best bet is to download the bezier curve tool for Sketchup, and use it instead of arc.

https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/cont … curve-tool

]]> Sun, 02 Aug 2015 05:36:04 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/102696/#p102696 <![CDATA[Determining arcs]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/102694/#p102694 If I had a shape in a jpeg image and wanted to draw it using sketchups arc tools how do I determine where to place the end and/or mid points? It isn't perfectly clear where one arc ends and the next start, particularly if they are bent in the same direction. Is there a good way to maybe place the edge of the shape against its mirror image and draw lines between matching points and across midpoints to determine where all arcs should go?

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