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Navigation: Generate Auxiliary Geometries |
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Auxiliary geometries like points, lines or areas are frequently needed for the analysis of parts. If these are not available, you can use the following auxiliary geometries to generate them.
Function |
Description |
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Circle center |
Generates the circle center point via the selection of a circle segment (illustration on the left). |
Point |
Generates a point at any selected location of a geometry. |
Intersection |
Creates a point at the intersection of two lines. |
Circle axis |
Generates a circle axis via a circle segment (illustration in the middle). |
Point to point |
Any two points of a geometry can be selected to generate a line between two points. |
Extract faces |
Generates a surface model from a solid model. Select the geometry and decompose it into surfaces via the function Extract faces (illustration on the right). |
Merge objects |
Merges all selected objects into a single object and creates a new geometry node. |
Hierarchical merging |
Merges all objects in a selected node. |
Convex Hull: Distorts a geometry by generating a hull. The original geometry is hidden.
All auxiliary geometries created by 3DViewStation are saved in the structure below the node CreatedNodes. One exception is geometries generated via the function Extract faces. These will be placed directly below the relevant product node with the suffix Faces.
