https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Dashed-Lines-and-Bending-Tubes/m-p/130766#M14213 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Hi all. Just a few quick GDL questions.<BR /> <BR /> 1: Dashed Lines in 3D.<BR /> I'm trying to create a dashed box to use in 3D to show objects that are removed for clarity etc. Is there a way to create a dashed line in 3D or do I need to resort to creating a series of small super thin slabs?<BR /> <BR /> 2: Bending Tubes<BR /> My next issue is creating a series of grab rails which bend along all three axis. <BR /> Is there a command similar to TUBE that allows the shape to follow a curve using status codes, rather than approximating a curve with things like radius*cos(45)? Alternatively is there a way to remove the contour around the Elbow / Cylinder command. Using these ends up with lines at each join which don't look pretty in elevations.</T></DIV> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:08:39 GMT Lachlan Green 2013-03-26T06:08:39Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Dashed-Lines-and-Bending-Tubes/m-p/130766#M14213 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Hi all. Just a few quick GDL questions.<BR /> <BR /> 1: Dashed Lines in 3D.<BR /> I'm trying to create a dashed box to use in 3D to show objects that are removed for clarity etc. Is there a way to create a dashed line in 3D or do I need to resort to creating a series of small super thin slabs?<BR /> <BR /> 2: Bending Tubes<BR /> My next issue is creating a series of grab rails which bend along all three axis. <BR /> Is there a command similar to TUBE that allows the shape to follow a curve using status codes, rather than approximating a curve with things like radius*cos(45)? Alternatively is there a way to remove the contour around the Elbow / Cylinder command. Using these ends up with lines at each join which don't look pretty in elevations.</T></DIV> Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:08:39 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Dashed-Lines-and-Bending-Tubes/m-p/130766#M14213 Lachlan Green 2013-03-26T06:08:39Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Dashed-Lines-and-Bending-Tubes/m-p/130767#M14214 <BLOCKQUOTE>LGreen wrote:<BR />1: Dashed Lines in 3D.<BR /> I'm trying to create a dashed box to use in 3D to show objects that are removed for clarity etc. Is there a way to create a dashed line in 3D or do I need to resort to creating a series of small super thin slabs?</BLOCKQUOTE> There is no integrated dashed line command. This has been done by scripting a series of <FONT color="blue">Lin_</FONT> commands with spaces between them to create the appearance of a dashed line in 3D.<BR /> <BLOCKQUOTE>LGreen wrote:<BR />2: Bending Tubes<BR /> My next issue is creating a series of grab rails which bend along all three axis. <BR /> Is there a command similar to TUBE that allows the shape to follow a curve using status codes, rather than approximating a curve with things like radius*cos(45)? Alternatively is there a way to remove the contour around the Elbow / Cylinder command. Using these ends up with lines at each join which don't look pretty in elevations.</BLOCKQUOTE> You will need to use a command that has a Status Code for each segment to remove the lines, such as <FONT color="blue">Prism_</FONT> for the cylinder. The elbow is trickier, maybe use <FONT color="blue">Revolve</FONT>. If there are many of these, write each basic shape as a macro, then call these macros to create the object, so the code is written once but called many times.<BR /> <BR /> David Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:58:34 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Dashed-Lines-and-Bending-Tubes/m-p/130767#M14214 David Maudlin 2013-03-26T12:58:34Z