I am a Rhino user thinking of migrating to Solidworks. I do a lot of work with splines generated from the picture sketch function. Once a spline is created (either closed loop or open) is there any way to scale or stretch the sketch in one dimension only. When I chose proportional in the scale function is scales both dimensions. If it's easier lets think of it this way. If I generate a spline curve following along a picture of a hanging chain supported at both ends (a catenary curve) and find that the length of the curve is perfect for my application, but the depth of the curve is a little shallower that i want it to me. Is there any way to increase the depth of the curve while keeping the length fixed?
Thank you
Steven
I don't work with splines much, but I just did some experimenting, and I think I can help. While in an active sketch containing a spline, you can activate the Smart Dimension tool and click on the spline to set it's total length. In the screenshot below I set mine to 4". I added the construction lines connecting the spline points, with the relations shown. When I click and drag the bottom point up and down the spline points move in and out to keep the spline length at 4". I hope this helps. I'm about to leave my computer for the day, but if this didn't answer your question, or if you need more help, I'm sure someone else will be glad to jump in.