Pierce point on a plane

[skyking01x]

What is the easiest way to find the point in 3d space that a line, spline, or curve intersects a given plane?

 

[Hardmill]

Try Create-point-dynamic

 

 

 

 

 

PEACE

[gcode]

download the free verisurf utilty..

its a one click afair with that..

very slick

[JDowe]

awkward but - create a surface where the plane is

-note this also works with any surface - create

a plane normal to the curve - if it is a spline

extend the spline then put points on it and create a line through the points - then create

a circle at the endpoint then create a swept

surface using the circle and the line or spline

then trim the original surface to the swept

surface and create an edge curve on the trimmed

surface and put a point in the center of the edge curve

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

"...What is the easiest way to find the point in 3d space that a line, spline, or curve intersects a given plane?..."

 

It's a little-known secret that Create/Curve/Slice allows you to select curves as well as surfaces. Points will be created where the selected curves intersect the plane.

[kens1]

Pete, is there any way to do this with a line and a surface (not a plane)?