# Adaptive components perpendicular to curve

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/adaptive-components-perpendicular-to-curve/43521>\
**Category:** Geometry\
**Created:** [November 23, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/adaptive-components-perpendicular-to-curve/43521 "2019-11-23T16:46:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dan\_Lamm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Dan\_Lamm](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Dan_Lamm)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/adaptive-components-perpendicular-to-curve/43521/1 "2019-11-23T16:46:30Z")

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I am trying to place an adaptive component (a rectangle that will be used for a sweep) at each point perpendicular to the curve. When I try this, all the profiles are parallel to the ground. Can some one help explain why this is happening? thanks in advance!

 ![parallel%20planes](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/2/a/2ad2f215c99fe84b63de24caef6f3fd83a2b2d84.png) [geometry test.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/3xmMGh2KQnyOANhOnpqJSqc3nyj.dyn) (56.5 KB)

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**Author:** ![jacob.small](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/jacob.small/32/161030_2.png) [@jacob.small](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/jacob.small)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/adaptive-components-perpendicular-to-curve/43521/2 "2019-11-23T19:02:45Z")

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Likely need the rvt as well. 🙂