Creating curves is essential in designing complex shapes and components that require specific design aesthetics and functional needs. The need for precision and speed of execution leads designers to use more flexible approaches in design, all without sacrificing the quality of the result.
In automotive design, for example, it is common to create a mesh of the panel using techniques such as 3D scanning or reverse engineering.
Once the mesh is created, the designer may need to create a curve on the mesh to define the shape of the panel more precisely.
With the Curve on Shape through Interpolation Points command, splines curves can be created by specifying their interpolation points on the mesh and they can be positioned and shaped to follow the contours of the car panel.
In this way, the command allows to create smooth, organic curves that can be difficult to achieve with traditional modeling techniques.
The resulting curves lie on the shape and pass through the specified interpolation points, ensuring that the design accurately follows the shape of the underlying geometry, which can help reduce errors and improve overall accuracy.
The curves can then provide a guide for other design elements, such as surfaces or features, which can be useful for creating more complex and flexible designs.
This can be done by extruding or lofting a surface along the curve. Depending on the shape of the panel, it may be necessary to use additional modeling techniques, such as smoothing or tweaking the surface to get the desired shape.