I got some time to work on it again. ![Smile Smile](https://www.wings3d.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png)
I just figured out a way to allow us to create helix using a path as a "axis", so that should help a lot with some kind of cables and these kind of thing.
The Helix option in true isn't a kind of curve, but a tool to create a Bèzier curve in that shape.
It's working, but not exactly the way I would like - be able to draw it as I do with the curves, but for now we just pick a curve in the helix dialog. I still need to work on that in the future.
Here on the Curves plugin window (parametric):
![Click to view image](https://i.postimg.cc/prTwKBJg/helix-path.png)
... and here after convert to Wings3D object with material applied
:
![Click to view image](https://i.postimg.cc/Gt5ZKsM9/helix-path-wingsobj.png)
I noticed an interesting effect when - after create the external cable - I decided to change the twist mode for the "helix" curve. I was using Z-Up at first and when I changed to Minimum some loops just got a little twisted and closer to the main cable.
And...
... as not everything is happiness, something I changed bring me a couple of crashes that I still need to figure out how to fix.
![Smile Smile](https://www.wings3d.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png)
I just figured out a way to allow us to create helix using a path as a "axis", so that should help a lot with some kind of cables and these kind of thing.
The Helix option in true isn't a kind of curve, but a tool to create a Bèzier curve in that shape.
It's working, but not exactly the way I would like - be able to draw it as I do with the curves, but for now we just pick a curve in the helix dialog. I still need to work on that in the future.
Here on the Curves plugin window (parametric):
![Click to view image](https://i.postimg.cc/prTwKBJg/helix-path.png)
... and here after convert to Wings3D object with material applied
![Smile Smile](https://www.wings3d.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.png)
![Click to view image](https://i.postimg.cc/Gt5ZKsM9/helix-path-wingsobj.png)
I noticed an interesting effect when - after create the external cable - I decided to change the twist mode for the "helix" curve. I was using Z-Up at first and when I changed to Minimum some loops just got a little twisted and closer to the main cable.
And...
... as not everything is happiness, something I changed bring me a couple of crashes that I still need to figure out how to fix.
![Sad Sad](https://www.wings3d.com/forum/images/smilies/sad.png)