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December 6, 2022
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Creating a curve through multiple points

  • December 6, 2022
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What's the best way to create a curve along a spline through points without having to manually select each point.  Is there a way to enter a range (Ex. Point 1 - Point 100) where it will select the points that way?

Best answer by tbraxton

Yes. The trick to automation is to read the points in from file (.pts or .ibl) and create the curve using the imported points.

 

See this article to find the command sequence.

 

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS213210 

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kdirth
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kdirth21-Topaz I
21-Topaz I
December 6, 2022

Only if all of the points are in one point feature.  Select the point feature then curve.

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tbraxton
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22-Sapphire II
December 6, 2022

Yes. The trick to automation is to read the points in from file (.pts or .ibl) and create the curve using the imported points.

 

See this article to find the command sequence.

 

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS213210 

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KenFarley21-Topaz II
21-Topaz II
December 7, 2022

When I started experimenting with .ibl files I found the format that worked in the following discussion:

 

IBL file Discussion from the Past 

 

It's a bit weird in that you specify things like "begin section" and "begin curve", but no corresponding "end section" or "end curve". Or at least I find it odd.

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