Hi,
I found the need today to do a polar pattern where each copy is translated along the axis of rotation. (I want to call this a glide rotation, but I'm not sure that term actually exists.) Seems I'm not the first one to look for something like this: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?p=334246
I'm curious, if I were to add a translation parameter to the Polar Pattern Transform, is that a feature that would likely to be accepted for inclusion in Freecad? (Feeling the waters before diving in...)
Thanks,
Blaise
Polar pattern with translation
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Re: Polar pattern with translation
Is this a PathArray along a helix?
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Re: Polar pattern with translation
Good question. I'll try that. But one could also ask whether a PolarPattern is a PathArray along a circle, so I think it could still be valuable.
Re: Polar pattern with translation
You can also use a PolarArray and adapt the vertical IntervalAxis
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Re: Polar pattern with translation
Thank you! Indeed, IntervalAxis is exactly what I had in mind, and I was able to get what I wanted to do done with it. No way I would have discovered it by chance, so thank you for pointing it out. It seems to me it would be just as useful to have an IntervalAxis parameter on PolarArray.
So back to my initial question, if I was to add such a parameter to PolarPattern, would that be considered for inclusion? And should I follow the same pattern as for PolarArray: have the parameter, but don't expose it in the UI?
So back to my initial question, if I was to add such a parameter to PolarPattern, would that be considered for inclusion? And should I follow the same pattern as for PolarArray: have the parameter, but don't expose it in the UI?
Re: Polar pattern with translation
I think it would be useful and it should be implemented in the same way; other power users should weigh in.blaisegassend wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 5:40 am So back to my initial question, if I was to add such a parameter to PolarPattern, would that be considered for inclusion? And should I follow the same pattern as for PolarArray: have the parameter, but don't expose it in the UI?
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