Match Angle between geometry sets

[jdelavaulx]

Hi there,

I’m wondering what the easiest way is to match the angle of multiple sets of geometry at a specified point?

Currently, I would measure the angle, then set the gumball origin to the point, and rotate by that amount. Is there a way to ‘match angle’ more efficiently?

Cheerio,
Jeremy

[pascal (Pascal Golay)]

Hi Jeremy - it is a bit finicky but if I understand what you are trying to do, the one shot AlongParallel Osnap is what you need.

• Start Rotate and set the rotation point and the start point at one corner of the box that is being rotated.
  
  

• AlongParallel
  

  

• Set the line to be parallel on the edge of the reference box that you want to match.
  

  

• Set the parallel point at the center of the rotation.
  

  

• Your end point for the rotation is now constrained to a line parallel to the edge of the reference box.
  

  

-Pascal

[jdelavaulx]

Thanks Pascal! I only previously knew about the osnap options at the bottom. Seems like
there’s always more to learn

Cheers

[jdelavaulx]

Hi Pascal,

I just thought I should mention that without your instructions, I would not have been able to figure this out myself easily. There doesn’t seem to be any ‘help’ walkthroughs within rhino for osnap operations?

Best,
Jeremy

[pascal (Pascal Golay)]

Hi Jeremy - yes, I know, and I am not even sure how to make something like this more discoverable. A series of blow-by-blows for some of the more obscure osnaps in Help is not a bad idea.

-Pascal