Hi,
I have problem about planar curve, I’m trying to explode planar curve to 2 line and 1 arc.
so I use explode but it doesn’t work.
Any ideas about it ? thank you
planar curve.gh (6.9 KB)
This curve cannot be exploded. It’s a degree 3 curve.
An arc through three points on the curved part shows a radius around 50.
Offset the curve inwards by -50 creates a polyline with two segments.
Offset outwards with corner option round results in a polycurve.
If the two segments are rebuilt / simplified before offsetting outwards, the result can be a polycurve built from two lines and an arc.
planar curve.gh (16.3 KB)
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Thank you, you save my day.
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I’m curious about how this curve was created?
Here is another way to think about it:
planar curve_2023Aug25a.gh (15.3 KB)
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Hi Martin,
I realize the method I posted depends on setting the fillet radius slider by eye… or using your value. So it’s far from ideal. I admire your method of using arc radius to get that curve radius (fillet radius) but am a little puzzled by how you used Offset Curve, though admit it works and is simple.
Still, I wonder if there is a different way to solve this? So far, I haven’t thought of anything better than arc radius to get the essential value at the heart of this problem. This is a geometric construction for getting three points on the arc without picking them manually, but it’s only an elaborate gimmick, not better.
planar curve_2023Aug25b.gh (21.7 KB)
Back to dreamland… 
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Thank you too much, I will try my best.
Hah! How bizarre. Still depends on a manual slider value though.
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thanks for spend your time for me.
This one doesn’t rebuild the curve at all, it just splits it at the start and end of the bend: 
planar curve_2023Aug26a.gh (21.8 KB)
It measures the length of Curvature vectors at “analytic” Discontinuity points.
Silly stuff. 
Again, I’m curious about how this curve was created?
P.S. Added the white group to construct the desired two lines and one arc from the Shatter result. From what I can tell, they are EXTREMELY close to the original curve.
planar curve_2023Aug26b.gh (26.0 KB)
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