Equivalent to DevSrf

[seanprokopec]

Hi, I have just started using Rhino 6. Been using Rhino 5 for a few years now.

I am just wondering if there is an equivalent command in Rhino 6 to DevSrf in Rhino 5.
And if so, is there any learning material to go with it?

Thank

Sean

[wim (Wim Dekeyser)]

There’s DevLoft.

Unrolling a loft / developable surface

DevLoft in V6. DevSrf is a Lab plug-in for V5. Users should be aware that in many (most?) cases DevLoft will return a surface which is not exactly developable everywhere. The reason is it creates a surface which runs the full extent of the selected rails, including portions of each rail for which there is not a corresponding part which results in a surface without twist. DevSrf in V5 did not cover the full length of each rail, only the areas which would result in a surface with sufficiently sm…

As for learning material, does the help file help?
https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/6/help/en-us/index.htm#commands/devloft.htm

[seanprokopec]

Thanks for the reply!