Can you flatten a spline??

[Becca]

I've produced a spline. In order to flatten it, I need it to first be in the form of a 3D object but I can't extrude it because it is not on a single plane. How do I flatten a spline? (And by flatten I mean make the width 0, not project the object onto a plane)

[RobDraw]

How did you apply the width?

 

I don't see it as a property of a spline.

[Hachi]

Hi Becca!

 

You can extrude it following the lines below:

• Create a circle of any diameter. If possible, small diameter according to the length and deflections of the spline. E.G: For a spline length of 6 meters diameter shall be 0.1 m. The length of a spline you can measure with a command: _lenghten.
• With a command _3Drotate make the spline perpendicular to the plane of the 2D circle.
• Use command:
  • _extrude
  • Mod
  • Solid
  • path
• Select the polyline
• Then you can flatten the 3D solid created in a process above
• The center line of flattened solid (pipe) will be your flattened polyline.

I may not have fully understood the problem, in this case, sorry.
My text may contain grammatical errors, sorry, my English is not perfect.

 

Kind Regards,

Hachi!