hey there does anyone know how to mate non linear shapes like two spheres ?
mating non linear shapes
Feb 28, 2006
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hey there does anyone know how to mate non linear shapes like two spheres ?
There is a tangent mate. It doesn't work on all double curved surfaces. For example mating a cylinder and toroid doesn't seem to work.
what's a toroid?
what's a toroid?
Donut.
Depending on the complexity of the shape, reference planes are generally a good way to go when you can't mate directly to geometry.
Everything you ever wanted to know about toroids:
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In particular I was speaking of the Ring Torus.
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