AMSYMLINE: Symmetrical Line Automation — Community Preview

Lyubov Osina
Lyubov Osina
in BricsCAD Mechanical

We've been exploring AI-assisted drawing workflows, and one area that came up repeatedly in conversations with mechanical and tool designers is symmetrical centerline creation. We've built an experimental version that automates this.

We'd like to get your opinion before we decide how to ship it.

Getting It Running

We created a package for you to check and provide us with feedback:

AMSYMLINE_V1.zip

The tool provides two commands:

AMSYMLINE - Click an existing centerline to reference it or click elsewhere to draw a new one. Then draw the polyline where you want the symmetrical lines to appear. Press Enter to end the command.

AMCENTLINE - Draws a centerline on layer AM_7 between two points.

We'd Like to Hear Your Thoughts

Before we decide whether to ship this in the product or keep it as a companion .NET tool, we have some open questions:

  • Would you use AMSYMLINE? Even occasionally?
  • Is it useful? Does it save time for your workflows?
  • Does it cover your needs? What geometry types do you usually work with?
  • Is anything missing? (E.g., batch mode? Different axis definitions? Additional layer options?)
  • What doesn't work? Please share edge cases or failures.
  • Product vs. .NET? If this shipped as part of BricsCAD (not a separate app), would you use it more often?
  • Do you want more? (E.g., related symmetry automation commands?)

Thanks for trying it out.

— BricsCAD Product Team

Comments

  • craigswearingen
    craigswearingen

    I am curious to hear the feedback and comments. Looking to try this out myself; will report back afterwards.