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Posted by tonygh at May 18, 2022, 5:00:12 PM
Aligning objects on a curve
Hi all
New to the forum but not SH3D.
I'm creating a layout for our village hall and would like to align furniture(chairs) on a curved path. I know that I could do it manually by creating curves on a background picture and importing it and then placing them individually but is there another way that's not so fiddly?

Thanks

Posted by Puybaret at May 19, 2022, 8:54:25 AM
Re: Aligning objects on a curve
Hi,
You could try to draw the curved path with round walls (read FAQ How can I create round walls? if needed) then place the chairs along this wall. Even if magnetism doesn't work perfectly with round walls, it will help you to place them at the tangent of round walls. It seems to work better to add the chair first then place it along a wall.
See attached example.
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Attachment ChairsAlongCurvedPath.sh3d (20409 bytes) (Download count: 88) (Chaires placed along round walls)

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Emmanuel Puybaret, Sweet Home 3D creator

Posted by tonygh at May 19, 2022, 12:34:00 PM
Re: Aligning objects on a curve
Thank you Emmanuel, I shall apply that to the drawing.

Posted by Daniels118 at May 19, 2022, 1:19:34 PM
Re: Aligning objects on a curve
You can also try the Multiplier plugin.