Fence surface

[Cuda84]

Is their a problem with the procedure in fence surface? I am creating multiple fence surfaces.

 

First I pick the surface > then I pick the chain > then I set options > then apply. After I pick apply the chain dialog comes up. I have to pick a chain to continue, after I pick the chain I have to pick a new surface, then I have to pick the chain again. Wouldn't it work better if after apply, new surface selection was next. No matter what I do it always goes in this order, it works but for every surface I make I have to pick the chain twice.

 

Is there a different way to pick this?

[Thad]

David,

 

I brought this up a while back and CNC Software said that it was intened to work this way. They didn't anticipate us wanting to create multiple fence surfaces one after another. I'll see if I can dig up that thread.

 

Thad

[Thad]

Here's my thread from a year ago.

 

Thad

[Cuda84]

Somebody was not thinking. What is the purpose of haveing the chain dialog popup after you hit apply if not to continue creating surfaces.

[Cuda84]

Just read you previous thread. I might have actually read that when you first put it up. I only yesterday found a use for fence.

[Dave Reyburn CNC Software Inc.]

Dave,

It assumes that you will want to use the same base surface again for the next curve. If that's what you intended to do, you wouldn't want to have to pick the same surface again each time. The multi surface fence is on our development schedule and that will hopefully make it easier to accomplish what you're trying to do.

[Cuda84]

Dave,

If nothing popped up at all after apply, then the person could determin for themselfs what they want to do next. I understand you can't anticipate every scenario, just wondering why it is going down one path at a junction instead of waiting for user imput. If the chain dialog did not popup and the surface remained selected the user could go either way. New surface or new chain.

 

Since you said it's in development, I guse it's not been changed in X2. Maybe sometime soon?