Freestyle - Control point curve on a plane

[xdc256]

Hi,

I'm using the freestyle workbench and I cant find a way to constrain a control point curve to a plane. It seems there is/used to be a "curve on plane" tool that I cant find that might have done what I want. I can set the compass so the control points can only be moved in a certain plane, but it doesn't lock them from being moved in another direction if the compass isn't set correctly. Am I missing something? This is a simple task in UG.

Thanks.

 

[jackk]

Use the Projection command to project the Point onto the Plane.

 

[DaSalo]

Or create the control points in a scetch...

CATIA V5 R20
PC-DMIS 2011 MR1

 

[xdc256]

It seems that creating points separately on a plane and then constraining the spline control points to them is the closest solution, but its very cumbersome. In NX I can create a control point spline and freely drag around the control points, or change the curve degree, while always staying constrained to a separate plane (which I can modify and have the spline update). I don't understand why they removed the 'curve on plane' tool - it looks like that did what I need.

 

[jackk]

Working Supports might do what you want. I'm not sure if it's available in Freestyle Design though.