Plasticity 3d - The new kid in the block
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This would be very valuable to me too. Maybe less so now that plasticity can handle my surfacing needs but before that jt was definitely a massive paint point.
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I wish the same as well. Would be nice to have internal functionality. Alibre is very good about supporting outside surfacing tools though, for which I am very greatful. I guess they can also focus more on their core competencies. Surfacing is kind of niche until we need it, so it's not the end to import and start modeling.
I like its features a lot having tried the free trial, but I'm mentally stuck in the Win 95 era and still use the File/Edit/View command menus. I can still activate those on Alibre, but can't in Plasticity. This made me think of my Blender days and the learning curve just figuring out the interface. I just need something ultra logical and rational to use that my increasingly ancient and addled mind can understand, so I'll pass on it. Unless there's a way to get those menu options?
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stepalibre
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Alibre Expert included MoI, which supports the 3DM format and supplements AD mesh and surfacing tools.
Does anyone know why MoI isn't bundled anymore? I suppose it's just business.
Rhino -> Plasticity -> MoI
edit: I think I found my answer.
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Does anyone know why MoI isn't bundled anymore? I suppose it's just business.
Rhino -> Plasticity -> MoI
edit: I think I found my answer.
MoI (Moment of Inspiration) & Maintenance Updates
I was very interested in the 12/03/2010 announcement about Moment of Inspiration (MoI) which in part says: ... "Moment of Inspiration (MoI) will be included in future purchases of Alibre Design Expert. ..." As a person who has worked in Rhino, I find the prospect of a similar surface...
www.alibre.com
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GIOV
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Mmmm,
You have access to the old site when was CEO Eng. J. Paul Grayson!
I don't now if it feasible sign in for rescue my old add on that in these time I paid....and right now don't exist any more.
stepalibre
Alibre Super User
HaroldL
Alibre Super User
IF you saved or archived the download for MoI then you may be able to talk to MoI about an update.
MoI, 3D modeling for designers and artists
MoI is a new 3D Modeling/CAD application for designers and artists. Offering a blend of precision and freeform NURBS drawing tools, it sports a unique user interface that operates seamlessly with a pen tablet.
I tried MoI and found it very frustrating to create anything. I guess I'm too used to the CAD environment that has a history and the sketches are preserved.
GIOV
Alibre Super User
No, I don't need Moi. I have Rhino V8. I am referring to another resources.
Thanks Harold.
For what it's worth, I crashed and burned hard on Plasticity as well --- my problem is, I spend a full work-week at a desk w/ a keyboard and mouse, and when I go to relax, prefer to use a stylus or if need be, a keyboard and trackpad (I usually relax while seated on the floor at a coffee table in my living room).
I suppose I should try Moment of Inspiration (apparently it was designed for use on a tablet), but for now I've been coding and using OpenSCAD Graph Editor and BlockSCAD --- I'll try revisiting all this presently.
I suppose I should try Moment of Inspiration (apparently it was designed for use on a tablet), but for now I've been coding and using OpenSCAD Graph Editor and BlockSCAD --- I'll try revisiting all this presently.
Still haven't justified buying a Moment of Inspiration license, but did have a brief divertissement where I tried a new/recent opensource 3D CAD app:
which I was moderately successful with (managed to get through the tutorial after a fashion) --- but had sufficient difficulty that I wrote up my experiences in the Github Discussion area.
I think that pretty much sums up my problem with interactive/graphical 3D CAD --- it doesn't map UI to result in a direct fashion which makes sense to me as explained in the tutorials I've found.
If I draw a Bézier curve it has 4 nodes, two on-curve, two off-curve, and it's obvious what their positions need to be changed to to arrive at a given shape. If I program a cube in OpenSCAD as:
cube([10, 10, 10]); or a sphere, &c. and reposition them using translate and combine them using hull then it's just a matter of getting the trigonometry right.
That said, I haven't actually done a project in Dune3D --- it just didn't feel comfortable --- I need to find some project which I can then try to do in all the CAD programs by way of comparison.
which I was moderately successful with (managed to get through the tutorial after a fashion) --- but had sufficient difficulty that I wrote up my experiences in the Github Discussion area.
I think that pretty much sums up my problem with interactive/graphical 3D CAD --- it doesn't map UI to result in a direct fashion which makes sense to me as explained in the tutorials I've found.
If I draw a Bézier curve it has 4 nodes, two on-curve, two off-curve, and it's obvious what their positions need to be changed to to arrive at a given shape. If I program a cube in OpenSCAD as:
cube([10, 10, 10]); or a sphere, &c. and reposition them using translate and combine them using hull then it's just a matter of getting the trigonometry right.
That said, I haven't actually done a project in Dune3D --- it just didn't feel comfortable --- I need to find some project which I can then try to do in all the CAD programs by way of comparison.
stepalibre
Alibre Super User
I have this project:
GitHub - stephensmitchell/freecad-dotnet: FreeCAD + Python + .Net
FreeCAD + Python + .Net. Contribute to stephensmitchell/freecad-dotnet development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
To use Freecad as a library or component inside .NET projects. It's getting better for sure!
Still haven't justified buying a Moment of Inspiration license, but did have a brief divertissement where I tried a new/recent opensource 3D CAD app:
which I was moderately successful with (managed to get through the tutorial after a fashion) --- but had sufficient difficulty that I wrote up my experiences in the Github Discussion area.
I think that pretty much sums up my problem with interactive/graphical 3D CAD --- it doesn't map UI to result in a direct fashion which makes sense to me as explained in the tutorials I've found.
If I draw a Bézier curve it has 4 nodes, two on-curve, two off-curve, and it's obvious what their positions need to be changed to to arrive at a given shape. If I program a cube in OpenSCAD as:
cube([10, 10, 10]); or a sphere, &c. and reposition them using translate and combine them using hull then it's just a matter of getting the trigonometry right.
That said, I haven't actually done a project in Dune3D --- it just didn't feel comfortable --- I need to find some project which I can then try to do in all the CAD programs by way of comparison.
It doesn't have an API so I can't use it, but I will follow it.
Wait...
The file format is JSON so it might be scriptable.
samples/case.d3ddoc at main · dune3d/samples
Contribute to dune3d/samples development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Interesting.
My own efforts have been far more prosaic:
github.com
My own efforts have been far more prosaic:
GitHub - WillAdams/gcodepreview: OpenSCAD library for moving a tool in lines and arcs so as to model how a part would be cut using G-Code or described as a DXF.
OpenSCAD library for moving a tool in lines and arcs so as to model how a part would be cut using G-Code or described as a DXF. - WillAdams/gcodepreview
github.com
stepalibre
Alibre Super User
maker.js - I thought it died.Interesting.
My own efforts have been far more prosaic:
GitHub - WillAdams/gcodepreview: OpenSCAD library for moving a tool in lines and arcs so as to model how a part would be cut using G-Code or described as a DXF.
OpenSCAD library for moving a tool in lines and arcs so as to model how a part would be cut using G-Code or described as a DXF. - WillAdams/gcodepreview
