Parametric 2d drawing and extrusion

[Michael_Langenmaier]

Hello together,
I’m coming from FreeCAD and am used to do a sketch with constraints and measurements like shown in the picture. After having the 2D sketch I just extrude it.

I’d like to generate a polyline, where I can see the measurements, change them and it’s live updated in the model. As well as horizontal, vertical, equal and angular constraints.
Is something like this possible in Rhino?
Thank you
Michael

[ftzuk]

Right now Rhino has no functionality like this. Fas as I know it might be part of Rhino 9 but I’m not sure.

Constraints: the next chapter - Serengeti (Rhino WIP) - McNeel Forum

Rhino WIP Feature: Constraints

That’s correct, yes. @wim @Joshua_Kennedy for me, constraints would have been a very important feature of V8. Just wanted to say - we had a big discussion in one of the design schools where i am teaching CAD / 3d (currently Rhino) weather to switch to Fusion 360 or to OnShape (maybe Solidworks) To have Sketches combined with Boolean history was one of my big arguments to stay with rhino… (we ’ ll be able to do similar workflows with V8 - was my hope…) To be able to show some workflows …

[Eugen]

@Michael_Langenmaier

I’m coming from FreeCAD

Honest question (o.t.): why not stick with freecad? What is it that you need that Rhino does better?

[Michael_Langenmaier]

Hi Ftzuk,

thank you. It’s pity but till Rhino 9 I have to work with some workarounds.

Greetings Michael

[Michael_Langenmaier]

Hi Eugen,

It’s a long story but I try to do some 3d printing with concrete and the slicer is written in Grasshopper, which takes its input from Rhino. Even step-files wich are imported in Rhino cannot be handled by the Grasshopper slicer. So I have to model anything natively in Rhino to get it sliced properly.

Greetings Michael