Flow Along Curve

Flow Along Curve

The Flow command re-aligns objects from a base curve to a target curve, making it useful for mapping flat or straight shapes to curved ones.

Command-line options:

• TargetSurface: Uses a surface to orient objects along a target curve based on surface normals.

• Copy: Creates a copy of the objects during the flow operation.

• Rigid: Moves objects along the target curve without deforming them.

• RigidGroups: Applies the Rigid option to groups when enabled.

• Line: Defines a line as the base curve for the flow operation.

• Local: Defines a "tube" of influence around the input curve, affecting only objects within this tube.

• Stretch: Stretches or compresses objects along the target curve to match their relationship to the base curve.

• PreserveStructure: Maintains the knot structure of curves and surfaces during deformation.

• Roadlike: Uses frames to calculate 3D rotation when objects are mapped to a 3D target curve.

These options allow for versatile transformations and precise control when aligning objects to curves.

For more information, please refer to the Rhino documentation.