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who invented direct modeling?
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Permalink Reply by Franco Folini on -
The first step should be to define what "direct modeling" is. Here a possible list (feel free to add more options):
1. Modeling without "history"
2. Push/pull modeling/editing?
3. Smart push/pull editing/modeling without history?
If the answer is #3, how much "smart" a system has to be in order to claim to be a new "direct modeling" and not to be classified and a simple "non parametric" old-style modeling system?
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Permalink Reply by Gabriele on -
I think that the answer is: .we want to model every object with single push pull command like sculptors.
I downloaded the fusion technology demo and I can say that Spaceclaim is above and beyond Autodesk, at the moment. I was very impressed by SC for the first time and now every software company has implemented this technology....probably invented by the creators of Google Sketch. I donno...but surely this is the future of modeling. For example Catia 6 has implemented the same technology into subdivision surfaces... I saw this technology for the first time inside Lightwave. Tspline for Rhino built the same algorithms for nurbs...now we can model organic nurbs surfaces like we did before with meshes. I would like to have two options: with or without history modeling. Sometime is useful to go back or parametrize an object, or enable relashionships between objects. My dream is to have (and use) a software that mixes many technologies like: Rhino 2d/3d surfaces design, Spaceclaim direct modeling and surface repairing, Hypershot rendering, Solidworks history.....and 3ds Max animation....Why not?...:)
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Thanks for the reply.
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Hi Dennis,
1. Did you notice the selection tab under the component tree? You might want to play around with that one and see what it can do for you.
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Thanks for the reply.
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In former versions I did not have any problems with it. But with V.2010 it is unpredictable. I agree with you Martin that the anchor constraint wil work but it is extra mouseclicks and I do not believe this is the way it is supposed to be.
These are the choices you have, no depth. Never heard of that one, though.
Martin
1. right click on model -> select -> component/body/face
2. no, except they are all inside one big component.
3. No, unfortunately, except for mirrored ones, as the mirror plane will appear as you select them.
4. by adjusting the move handle so as t…
I don't think there is a setting. You can use the anchor constraint to prevent one component from moving, though. I f you don't specify anything, the lower in hierarchy component will always move towards the higher (=closer to root) component. So, b…
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