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@willi1955 thank you for the idea. I am not sure yet what exactly should change, so a question: in the revolve sketch of layerling you draw half of the cross-section to the left of a vertical axis, and a 3D preview runs beside it. What do you see in Tinkercad that you would like to have here? Is it that the other objects of your design stay visible while you draw, or that the sketch lies flat on the plate and is seen from above, or something else? A screenshot of Tinkercad's revolve sketch would help me a lot. |
In Tinkercad, objects and the rotational sketch are displayed in the zx-view. In Layerling, the rotational sketch is displayed in the zx-view, while the objects are displayed in the xy-view. |
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Hi @willi1955 I think I understand what is happening here. To get the revolve sketch onto the ZX plane (or any other orientation you prefer), you need to place a new Workplane on that specific plane or face first before starting the revolve operation. Once you attach the new Workplane to the desired axis/face, the sketch mode will automatically align with that plane instead of defaulting to the standard XY top view. Hope this helps! |
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Even when I use a new work plane, the rotation sketch and the objects are displayed in different views within the 2D representation. In Tinkercad, the views remain identical, regardless of which work plane I use. |
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Displaying the rotation sketch and objects in the same view is very helpful when positioning the rotation sketch. |
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Hi @willi1955 I made a quick comparison to illustrate how the Workplane affects the revolve sketch view: Placing a vertical Workplane first allows you to draw the revolve profile directly in a side-view orientation relative to that face. |
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Just to be clear, I am also just a regular user trying to help out!I think this difference comes down to how both tools are implemented:In Tinkercad: The revolve tool is a pre-built shape in the toolbox that you drag onto the workplane (like a cube or cylinder). Tinkercad automatically handles and aligns the orientation for you when you place it.In Layerling: Revolve is implemented as a sketch-based feature. Because of this, you first need to explicitly define the sketch orientation by placing a new Workplane on the desired face before starting the revolve sketch.Once you place that vertical Workplane in Layerling, the 2D sketch properly aligns to the side cross-section view, as shown in my bottom screenshot. |
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Perfect solution to the problem, thanks! |
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Unfortunately, I’ve noticed one more small issue. When you open a sketch for a revolved feature by double-clicking it to make edits, the plate in the example above is once again displayed incorrectly in the 2D view. |
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@willi1955, thank you for finding that. You are right: when a revolved body is opened again with a double click, the sketch did not use the new front view and showed the plate from above again. I changed it: when you edit a revolved body that stands upright, the other bodies are shown from the front in the same view as the profile, as when you draw it. It comes with the next release. I checked the rule with a test, but I have not tried it on a real revolve in the editor, so please tell me if the plate still looks wrong when it is out. |
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@willi1955 it is out in 1.90.0: when you open the sketch of a turned body again to edit it, it shows the other bodies from the front again, in the same view as the profile, as when you drew it. Before, the view from above came back once the body stood above the plate. Reload the page to get it; the installed app needs a restart. |
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@henmedia The problem is solved. |
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I have noticed that when using the sketch-based revolve mode in TinkerCAD, all objects are displayed in the ZX view, whereas Layerling displays them in the XY view. TinkerCAD’s approach seems more logical to me, given that the sketch for a revolved object also lies on the ZX plane.
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