Creating 3D Curves - Creating Open 3D Curves
Creating Open 3D Curves
RevWorks creates open 3D curves from a set of two or more digitized points. This type of curve may also be referred to as a non-planar curve. 3D curves are created in true 3D space, not projected to a 2D sketch plane. 3D curves differ from 3D splines by being created outside of SOLIDWORKS 3D sketch planes and appearing as independent elements in the SOLIDWORKS feature tree. Open 3D curves have a beginning and end points that are not coincident.
RevWorks does not compensate 3D curves even if probe compensation is activated.
To Create an Open 3D Curve
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From the RevWorks toolbar, select
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or from the RevWorks toolbar right click on any displayed Spline or Curve icon and choose Curve > Open,
or select Spline > Curve > Open from the RevWorks menu in SOLIDWORKS.
RevWorks prompts you to begin digitizing points.
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Digitize a minimum of two points.
Note: Open 3D curves, unlike open 2D sketch splines, can be created with as little as two points. The resulting feature resembles a line but is treated by SOLIDWORKS as a 3D curve.
Note: RevWorks automatically creates the open 3D curve once you digitize the maximum number of points.
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If you collect more than three points, but less than the maximum number of points for a curve, select
or another completion option to calculate the feature.
RevWorks generates a 3D curve from the collected data and places it into the SOLIDWORKS model space.
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