How to pull an edge loop or polygon loop with normal direction in Rhino 7

Rhino SubD
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Hi everyone,

I’ve just tried to use Rhino7 subD for a while, and I encountered a small issue when I tried to move an edge loop with a normal/UVN direction. Please check my video below for more detail.
I can’t figure out how to solve this issue in Rhino 7.
Much appreciated.
https://youtu.be/-1sG-uXl6S0

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Hi,

Does this help?

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yes, I tried it. It’s okay for short edges, but it doesn’t work well for some long edge loop around an object.
38 low mesh.obj (882.1 KB)

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For chained or multiple selected edges that preferably are all co-planar or in parallel planes, you can usually use the scale handle of the Gumball:

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Thanks, @diff-arch, it’s a great treat for the belt, but it does not work for the other case.
I do think Rhino should update for this function soon. We really need a seamless workflow with SubD.
Thanks!


Tongue.3dm (3.9 MB)

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here is an example of how easy to deal with the edge loop in Rhino 5 with TSpline and Modo, Blender.



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Hi @voong_chuong
I wholeheartedly agree that it should be possible on the edge and face level. Until then, you can use MoveUVN on the control points - see the attached video.


HTH, Jakob

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Argh, sorry. I completely forgot about DragMode! You can use the DragMode command and set it to UVN and then use the Gumball (blue arrow for Normal) to drag.
-Jakob

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Thanks, @Normand, I’ll try this solution right away.
We all hope that the DEV team will improve this small issue soon.