SolidWorks terminology gets all messed up when they start talking about “curves”. They have formal curve features, which include Projected Curve, Composite Curve, XYZ Curve, Reference Points Curve, Helix/Spiral. But…
Category: splines
The Splines chapter of the new surfacing site has 6300 words, 2 videos (14 minutes of video total) and 51 images. And there are 30 some chapters in addition to…
Yeah, I know, it sounds like it could be the lead-in for a dirty joke. Unfortunately, it’s not. I was starting a brand new model at midnight on a Saturday.…
In the previous part, we talked about why we need to use splines. Now we will talk about how to use splines. Spline curvature combs enable you to evaluate…
Splines make some people squeamishly uncomfortable. You can’t put dimensions on them, so how do you manufacture it? How do you make parts fit together if you use splines? How…