OK, first of all, I feel stupid posting a question like this on a forum, but it would appear Shapr3D doesn’t have a tech support email address anymore and is funneling everything through this user forum. So forgive me in advance…
Trying to create a helix following exactly the steps in the tutorial,
draw the circle
draw the line
select the revolve tool
select the face of the circle, click next
try to select the line as the edge around which the circle should revolve. But try as I might, I can’t seem to select the line… the app says its an invalid selection…
What would a “valid” selection be when I only have two things on the screen – the ircle and the line?
Hi,
I think the line you are selecting is not a straight line, revolve only works with straight lines or axes. If it seems straight, there’s a chance that it has not been drawn as a straight line. It can be an arc with a huge radius or a straight spline. You can easily check this. Tap with Pencil on the line itself, if a length dimension appears it’s a line and “Revolve” should work. But please also try to draw a new line and check if it is working with it or not.
Thanks for the quick reply.
I checked the drawing and it certainly looked straight. And snap to grid was on…
Here’s a link to a screen shot.
(that oval at the top previously said “Invalid Selection” before I tried to capture the screen)
But I drew another line and it ended up being straight, I guess, because it would revolve around that line.
