Twist entire Body or Part
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Twist entire Body or Part
Is it possible to twist an entire body or part by a given angle around a given axis?
For example, twist this body around the vertical axis:
to get this one:
For example, twist this body around the vertical axis:
to get this one:
Re: Twist entire Body or Part
Unfortunately, there are no tools to bend or twist existing parts (such tools can be found in some commercial CAD software). You would have to model it as twisted from scratch. Here you can find some tips: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... =1&t=63734
Re: Twist entire Body or Part
Do you know if it would be possible to achieve the result by working with scripts, or is there a core limitation that prevents this feature?NewJoker wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:50 am Unfortunately, there are no tools to bend or twist existing parts (such tools can be found in some commercial CAD software). You would have to model it as twisted from scratch. Here you can find some tips: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... =1&t=63734
Re: Twist entire Body or Part
I don't think scripting can help in this case since there are no built-in tools that could realize this and be used within the script.
The only workaround that I can think of is trying to turn this geometry into a curve representation, then twisting the curves with some available tools (there are add-on modules for advanced operations on curves and surfaces) and recreating the solid shape. Definitely not easy but maybe doable.
Re: Twist entire Body or Part
Twisting one of these would look like a helix where the oval shape is cut off. An array could be used to multiply it.
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If you look at the picture above, the cross section of each "column" is a triangle with one filled vertex. I've tried the Subtractive Helix, unfortunately I'm unable to get the correct cross section...
Re: Twist entire Body or Part
Interesting challenge.
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