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scripting – normal direction of a face

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    • September 16, 2020 at 7:44 am
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      Subscriber

      Hello,

      Could you please help me to get the normal direction of a selected face ?

      Thanks,

    • September 16, 2020 at 10:11 am
      Naresh Patre
      Ansys Employee

      Hello GUICAD

      You can get the direction of a face (at the middle of the face) with the command:


      dir1 = GetRootPart().Bodies[0].Faces[0].GetFaceNormal(0.5,0.5)

      • July 21, 2023 at 6:42 am
        Feiwei Feiwei
        Subscriber

        Hello Naresh Patre

        Could you please tell me how to use this command,in UDF or?

        "dir1 = GetRootPart().Bodies[0].Faces[0].GetFaceNormal(0.5,0.5)"

        Thanks!

    • September 16, 2020 at 10:52 am
      info
      Subscriber

      Perfect, thanks !

    • July 21, 2023 at 6:20 am
      Feiwei Feiwei
      Subscriber

      Hello 

      I want to know how to use this command,in UDF or?

      "dir1 = GetRootPart().Bodies[0].Faces[0].GetFaceNormal(0.5,0.5)"

      Thanks!

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