Projecting Curves inline with View Perspective

[Harri]

Hello!

I’d like to project text onto a surface, in relation to perceptive view; including its forced distorted view. To set the correct view I’d like to project in, I’ve used View, Set Camera, Place Camera and Target.

Please could someone help out? I’ve found a few posts about this, but have had no luck downloading scripts or implementing code.

Riccardo Majewski maje90 showed the described effect. However, I’d then like to use the curve extrude into the surfaces. Here’s the post

Thank you in advance!

[Helvetosaur]

This is an old script I have… maybe it does what you need.

ProjectAlongViewPerspective.py (2.6 KB)

Set up the perspective view so that the camera is the observer’s point of view and direction. Run the script, select the curves, then the surfaces to project on.

Observer view:

Projected result:

ProjectTypeCurves.3dm (3.3 MB)

[Helvetosaur]

@davidcockey

Another method:
With the desired view Set CPlane to View
Project using Direction=CPlaneZ
CPlane Undo

The thing is, this is not a simple parallel projection. It a projection that follows the vanishing points of the view perspective. You cannot get this effect with a simple parallel projection.

[davidcockey]

@Helvetosaur

The thing is, this is not a simple parallel projection. It a projection that follows the vanishing points of the view perspective. You cannot get this effect with a simple parallel projection.

Good point. I’ll delete my suggestion.

[Harri]

This is absolutely perfect. Exactly what I needed! THANK YOU!