Reference point and curve

I don't know diddly about animations and reference points, but are you sure that you are catching the composite curve? It sounds more like you're catching the line in the 3D sketch. If hiding the sketch doesn't fix it, you might try fitting a spline to your lines and arcs. It will probably be close enough for an animation.

Jerry Steiger Tripod Data Systems "take the garbage out, dear"

Hi Jerry As you say it seems like I'm catching the line instead of the curve but the selection box sais "edge"....and the 3d sketch is actually hidden here.....if I pick the comp curve from the FM it will show up in the selection box, but without the possibillity to set a distance, and it can't be saved for a path/curve If I move the cursor over the comp curve a small note will tell me that it really is a comp curve but only one entity (one line) at the time will lighten up. I also tried to fit a spline to the 3d sketch and use it for the path....but it didn't look really good.....maybe I need to give it some more time and be more careful with it

Krister L

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Yeah, I see the same thing here. Too bad SolidWorks doesn't give a 100% effort when designing new features.

You get the same problem for "Curve Driven Pattern" as well.

When you tried to fit a spline, did you use the "Fit Spline" command? I'm sure that's what Jerry meant, rather than manually drawing it. It *should* work wonderfully.

Mike Wilson

Hi Mike

No I didn't try that one.....I'll look it up and see what I can do with it right away....if I only can get it look like pipe in certain filmsequences...(this is gonna be animated with photoworks) it will be great. Most of the time I can use a straight line .....but I really need to let it pass a few bends in different directions.

Thanks // Krister L

Thanks Mike and Jerry

Fit spline seems to be the tool.....now I can get the reference point to follow my path.

Krister L