Only the first profile is closed. On the second profile, check location shown (view from front).

The other 2 profiles are also open.

No. VC/shark is not helpful in curve/surface construction.

jdi000,
Regarding #2 Seems like it should be a standard verification in all tools that require a closed curve....

Norbert

There's work to do in this department !

It really impacts beginners inparticular who dont have a large repertoire of workarounds

We need to consider some improvements to 'check object' as assessing problems with profiles has always been difficult

Tim had the idea of a profile checker at one time - I dont think anything came of it

checking a curve should tell you if it's planar and if it's open and show it's endpoints or self intersections .. ie any issue that may cause a problem when it is used by a downstream surface or solid tool

'Check Object' should be in the right click menu and bring up a report on-screen

.. a failing extrude or cover surface command (for example) should invoke 'check object' .. and thus pinpoint EXACTLY where potential issues lie !

yes - lots of different thing sometimes help

.. that's not good enough anymore !

Let's have a decent profile checker on both the right-click AND integral to tools requiring profiles .. and let's include it as a subset of the object checker tools

I still faff about wondering what's wrong with some profiles .. about time we had a strong contingent here to benefit all tools requiring profiles as input !

blowlamp,

Thanks for looking at the file so closely. When I was making the shapes, I assumed that they had to be closed. I mirrored them SEVERAL times(since the extruding kept failing) at the SNAP points, so I thought "there MUST be no gap since they are mirrored at the ends". I did not look at the zoom you did, because in most CAD Apps, you trust the snap and mirroring accuracy of the programs so that you don't have to check as you just did (too time consuming..can you imagine)

Norbert

Hi Norbert,

Thanks for posting the file. I made a change in 926 that should help identify profiles with gaps integrated into this tool. Here is a video showing the updated change with your example file.

http://www.csi-concepts.com/Dem...harkFXV7/skinSolidv7.mov




Tim

Tim

It would still be nice to see the broken points after you close the menu. On a large profile or complicated profile its hard to remember exactly where the open points are. An option to leave the points marked or create a marker at the gaps would seem to be a important option? Thoughts?


Thanks

Jason

I agree with the last few comments about showing open lines, but I still don't understand why I couldn't mirror the curve successfully.


Martin.

Steve.
Ah, I can see now from Concept Explorer that there are objects on the construction layer, but I can't get Shark to reveal anything by doing a Show All command - this just adds to the mystery for me :confused: Thanks for your reply.

Martin