2 point 2D elliptical curve segment:
elliptical curves are a big deal in fluid flow and adding elliptical curves in Rhino is currently more painful than it ought to be in this day and age.
Art
Hi Art -
Could you please provide details on how the Conic command is not working for you?
-wim
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Probably something like Feature Request: Ellipse Arc for Ancient Greek Mouldings
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here’s the most common case I run into. best on best I know one axis of symmetry for the parent ellipse
that will contribute the line segment; certainly not either foci, major axis, or minor axis! see attached diagram
Art
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Layout Scale: Please implement an easy dropdown menu for scaling layout details for common scales like 1:1, 1:5, 1:10,100,200 etc. Apparently it was already up for discussion for Rhino 6! https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-40536
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Improve performance when importing larger DWG line drawings. The files are not even big, a couple of MB, but apparently the amount of curves slows down Rhino a lot (M1 Max, Rhino 8)
Hello! I think it’s fantastic the rhino direct modeling. What I feel is still missing, regarding constraints, is a system similar to “blocks” that work like families in other softwares allowing users to define internal constraints directly within the block. This would go beyond turning Grasshopper definitions into dynamic blocks, and instead provide native Rhino blocks with adjustable volumetric constraints. Such functionality would be very useful for fabrication workflows that require constant dimensional changes, while still keeping the design process flexible, unlike the fully parametric workflow of software like SolidWorks. As an architect, being able to model freely and then apply constraints to control key dimensions would be extremely valuable.
Another feature that would be very beneficial is the introduction of a new type of workspace dedicated to views, not quite a layout and not just a viewport, but a “view space.” The idea would be to define a specific view and add annotations that remain associated with that view itself. At the moment, annotations placed in the model space clutter the 3D environment, and annotations placed in a viewport remain tied only to that specific viewport. A dedicated view space would allow us to create notes, comments, and small 2D details linked directly to a view, which could then be scaled or placed into different viewports without losing their association. This would be extremely helpful not only in architecture but in any fabrication or documentation workflow.
If any of the features I mentioned already exist in Rhino, I apologize and thank you for taking the time to consider this feedback.