Hi all, wanted to share a prototype (work-in-progress) to create static copies of clipping-drawings and place the output in source layers. It does not support dynamic update with model changes. The likely application of this feature is to enhance NestedClippingDrawings command that currently extract…

I can see a usage fro architects that may want to do versions of 2D drawing before implementing it into 3D or just complete the 2D drawings in an easier way. I can’t see this applied to Product design where the drawing are much more stictly related to the 3D models. This may be useful to move the …

[image] Screamer: If this is a prototype of possible development way of ClippingDrawing The likely application of this feature is to enhance NestedClippingDrawings command that currently extract static copy of sections (without background). However, the same idea might apply to answer the req…

[image] guido: his approach feels much more elegant than generating a full layer set for every section. I also appreciate the elegance of removing the need to duplicate layers, and the ability to directly select, copy and modify drawings. Layout visibility can be perhaps resolved by adding s…

[image] rajaa: don’t believe there is SDK support to sort by tangent edge at the moment. I think it’s available, since there is possibility to do this and this . Somehow it is allowed to recognize tangent edges of a polysurface. We need to have freedom of independent changing linetype and lin…

[image] Screamer: I think it’s available You are right. I added a request to add tangents here…

Hello @rajaa , @wim . Thank you for implementing the Layer structure with such a handy wide range of geometry represented in ClippingDrawings. I found one issue with a simple test file. The hidden tangent edges are not fully built. Personally I don’t need the hidden tangent edges, only visible on…

[image] Screamer: That’s a great improvement for Drafting possibilities of Rhino. Great job! Thanks! If you have not seen it, I’d like to refer you to the full list of SectioningTools improvements here . Your feedback was very helpful to this development, so thank you. [image] Screamer: C…

[image] rajaa: by re-running ClippingDrawings command Yep, that works. Didn’t think the re-running will replace existing ClippingDrawing, but this is what I was talking about. Thank you! [image] rajaa: full list of SectioningTools improvements The only tiny thin is missing from my wor…

[image] Screamer: I found one issue with a simple test file. The hidden tangent edges are not fully built I ran a test, and this is what I get when place ClippingDrawings on XY-Plane, which seems to be correct. What version of the WIP are you using? [image]

Prototype: Clone/Copy Clipping-Drawings In Source Layers

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Prototype: Clone/Copy Clipping-Drawings In Source Layers

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