Centre point on Planar face using GRIP 1

[hegdedin]

Hi ,

How can I select the centre point of a planar face by GRIP?

Thanks in advance,

dinni

 

[JohnRBaker]

Do you mean the mathematical center as in half-way, or do you mean the centroid?


John R. Baker, P.E.
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NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA

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[hegdedin]

yes, I mean the mathematical centre, the point which I can select using the 'point on surface' in point constructor dialog box. I enter u parameter as .5 and v parameter .5. I want to get this point in a GRIP program where I can import a part and place on exact center of the a planar face . to be more specific I want to import a part and place exactly on center point of a planar face using a GRIP program.

 

[JohnRBaker]

This planar face, what shape is it? Is it rectangular in that the sides are parallel and the corners are 90 degrees? The reason I ask is that if it's truly rectangular, than the centroid would also be the mathematical 'center' and that's easy to compute.


John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

http://www.plmworld.org/museum/

 

[hegdedin]

yes, it is a rectangular planar face but always part of a solid body.

 

[JohnRBaker]

OK, here's about as simple a program as I can possibly write.

Have fun and let me know if this was NOT what you were looking for.

Below is a zip file containing both the source and executable.




John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
NX Design
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

http://www.plmworld.org/museum/

 

[hegdedin]

Yhank you John,

This is what I looking for!

Dinni