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digitalphaser  
#1 Posted : Sunday, December 10, 2017 6:10:40 AM(UTC)
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I can not find information about this useful Shark's tool. It's pretty simple to create copies of holes on simple surfaces. I would like to see more complex examples. For example, protectors on the tire, spikes on the mace etc..

Has anyone seen something like this? Thanks.

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#2 Posted : Wednesday, December 20, 2017 8:28:46 AM(UTC)
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It is a pity that no one knows how to use this tool.

It seems that the possibilities of this tool are limited.
It works well with primitives. For slightly more complex features, it's useless.
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#3 Posted : Wednesday, December 20, 2017 8:47:10 AM(UTC)
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Yes, it is possible with flat objects. But with a convex surface it does not work.
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#4 Posted : Wednesday, December 20, 2017 8:55:59 AM(UTC)
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By the way, there is no description of Radial Grid in help docs. This again to the question about user guide and other help materials.
This tool is not intuitively understandable.
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#5 Posted : Thursday, December 21, 2017 2:50:30 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: digitalphaser Go to Quoted Post
It is a pity that no one knows how to use this tool.

It seems that the possibilities of this tool are limited.
It works well with primitives. For slightly more complex features, it's useless.


Polar Duplicate will work for this.
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digitalphaser  
#6 Posted : Saturday, December 23, 2017 10:05:25 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: BillB Go to Quoted Post

Polar Duplicate will work for this.

Yes and No. The pattern tool is a much more advanced(radial, cylindrical, spherical etc...) feature than polar duplication. The reason for this topic is I do not know how to use it effectively. :)

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#7 Posted : Saturday, December 23, 2017 2:55:55 PM(UTC)
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I would also like a video demonstration of this tool the way to use it efficiently.

many thanks

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#8 Posted : Saturday, December 23, 2017 11:52:41 PM(UTC)
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in this post you can find a helpful demo video

http://forums.punchcad.c...ts&m=17858#post17858

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thanks 2 users thanked rokoko for this useful post.
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thefro  
#9 Posted : Sunday, December 24, 2017 9:53:04 AM(UTC)
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Many thanks this video is very useful, I need to now translate polish :-)
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#10 Posted : Monday, December 25, 2017 11:55:54 AM(UTC)
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Thank you @rokoko for this link. Video is great. I already understand this tool bit better.
Simple flat objects work perfectly. I would look at more complex examples.
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