Flow Along Surface slight inaccuracy

Rhino
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I have used the Flow Along Surface to flow a symmetrical wavy curve onto a symmetrical ring surface.
After the flow, when I look in the Top view and zoom in, there is a slight inaccuracy between the top and bottom of the resulting curve - something like a .004mm divergence.

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If you select the curve and look down, there is a gap in the area between the extents of the wavy line.
Any way to avoid this happening?
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Dana

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Hi Dana - The top and bottom will never be identical most likely - this is all approximated and refit. But, the UV distribution on a revolved surface is not even - try rebuilding the target surface with a lot of points as a temporary target - you’ll see a significant difference in the result. - but the resulting curve should be more accurate in how it is placed on the rebuilt surface which has a more even UV.

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-Pascal

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Hi Pascal,

Thank you! I will have to adjust to it when I place stones prongs and azures! Just so I can tell my students why it is not perfectly accurate if they ask.

Happy New Year!

Cheers,

Dana