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2D pattern generator (by pyrate)
Hello,
I so far love the capabilities of solvespace up until the point I need to create repeating patterns. It is an incredibly tedious task to place one shape, set the constraints and repeat.
For example I am currently working on piece that doesn't need to be completely solid and I want to save plastic by doing a difference extrusion after placing a pattern.
This would be a lot easier if I could import a 2D vector .SVG from inkscape (that allows a user to generate repeating patterns) as a sketch-in-plane group to solvespace.
I feel like I might have to get into the code and tinker with this myself.
Let's discuss?
I so far love the capabilities of solvespace up until the point I need to create repeating patterns. It is an incredibly tedious task to place one shape, set the constraints and repeat.
For example I am currently working on piece that doesn't need to be completely solid and I want to save plastic by doing a difference extrusion after placing a pattern.
This would be a lot easier if I could import a 2D vector .SVG from inkscape (that allows a user to generate repeating patterns) as a sketch-in-plane group to solvespace.
I feel like I might have to get into the code and tinker with this myself.
Let's discuss?
(no subject) (by Tom)
What pattern are you trying to draw? Can you do it with "step translating" twice? If not then there's already DXF import.
(no subject) (by ruevs)
Regarding importing SVG - export it as DXF from Inkscape and import that instead. Details here.
https://github.com/solvespace/...es/245#issuecomment-1010488940
Otherwise as Tom said - Step Translating and Sep Rotating are the tools you want - perhaps applied twice (or more).
https://github.com/solvespace/...es/245#issuecomment-1010488940
Otherwise as Tom said - Step Translating and Sep Rotating are the tools you want - perhaps applied twice (or more).
(no subject) (by Ryan)
Might try Paste Transformed. if the pattern isn't too complicated it might work.
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