create spline between 2 splines 1

[RSilva]

I want to know how can i create 1 spline between 2 splines because i have few letters and i just want the middle spline on each letter
How can i do that?
I use NX10

Rúben Silva

 

[woodfox]

@RSilva

I know it’s very tricky, but you can create a 2D Centerline in Drafting.
With the following settings:
gap=0
dash=longer as the longest spline
extension=0
Then export/import cgm from the centerline and you get the middle spline.

Best regards

 

[Toost]

Woodfox, that's a pretty clever workaround.
I am not sure that it will work though. The 2D centerline expects 1+1 object to center between, which is kind of difficult for example on an "a".
The "classic" old workaround to create "freeform centers" is to create a surface between two contours and then extract the isoparametric 50% curve from that. Does not work on this geometry.
That said, this is probably a very difficult task since characters are drawn by artists and not by algorithms, the "thickness" of a letter varies "along".

Is there a good reason for the request ?
or can you cheat by creating a new text in the same place ?
There are several threads about this type of text feature but using a single line font only. ( This will not match 100% but might be an acceptable workaround)
I assume that engraving is a common purpose.

Regards,
Tomas

 

[NutAce]

YOu can also "Explode" the text into single curves after placing it. Maybe this will give you better options.

Ronald van den Broek
Senior Application Engineer
Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd
NX9 / TC10.1.2

Building new PLM environment from Scratch using NX11 / TC11

 

[RSilva]

In the manufacture, they prefer the splines of the letters because it's more easy to do the programs.
To solve that i had to extract the curves of the letters and i did "offset curve" in some of that extrated curves

Regards
Rúben Silva

 

[Toost]

Here's an old thread about the subject:

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=405130

Also, ( I hope this link works)

https://www.google.se/search?q=sing....69i57j0l5.10672j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Regards,
Tomas