I have created a custom Transform Orientation that is aligned to the downward slope of a ramp.
Is it possible to transform an element down along the custom orientation and have it snap at the intersection of another element? Like the base of the object in my screen grab? (below)
Interesting- this is far simpler in CAD programs for sure. Of course you can edge slide without clamping hitting Alt G then hit Alt again or C
At least that might help you slide along edges by projecting them- similar to extending a surface in CAD.
The TinyCAD addon in Blender achieved what you want - extend edges to meet a face- but it doesnt work in the fluid way that a snappable edge slide without clamping could achieve. http://zeffii.github.io/mesh_tiny_cad/
How do you edge slide without clamping? Is ALT G a Blender shortcut? (Nothing seems to happen for me?)
I’m familiar with selecting an edge, hitting G, then G again to make it slide but that’s not what you mean right? That might be ‘clamping’?
Interesting when you hit C though - I get a pale yellow line down the custom orientation. I also hit E by mistake and got a bright yellow line down the same axis but I’m not familiar with what was happening.
I also often have this kind of trouble and I wonder why there is not a way to do that simple thing… one of the blender mystery like the abiliit’y to snap while you are using the slide function
I had a quick read of Knife Project in the manual. I extruded out a plane from the base of my model, selected it, hit P to seperate it.
I selected both objects, when into edit mode but got an interesting result when hitting Knife Project. Probably understandable considering the multiple planes in the cutting object?
Yes- We have been going down some of the same rabbit holes- Self intersect option does help somewhat- I keep thinking there should be a simpler way to do this given Blender capabilities !