Marking an area on a face 2

[steveGal]

I need some help. I'm sure this must be possible...

I have a face which I would like to mark up with different sub-areas (which I want to name). For example, say I have a curved face that I want to define an area (say from u=0.25 to u=0.5 and from v=0.35 to v=0.6). I would like to name this "sub face" something like "yellow".

I'm sure this can be done - but I don't have a lot of CAD experience.

Help much appreciated!

 

[hodgo2]

Steve u could subdivide the face by projecting curves on to it. Then either change the colour of the face in object display or label the faces through drafting.

(sorry a bit late I imagine)

 

[Xwheelguy]

Or you could extract the isoparametric curves in both U & V directions & just use those to Edit Face -> Subdivide Face.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com

 

[steveGal]

Hi, thanks for your help.

In the end, I have a method that seems to work okay. First I get the points in u-v space on the face. I next join those points by a striaght line, then project that line onto the face in question. When I have a closed line I join the lines together then subdivide the face.


but thanks for your help.

Steve

 

[Xwheelguy]

If steve won't give hodgo2 a star, then I will. Pretty much what he advised to begin with, other than the point extracting.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com

 

[steveGal]

Sorry, forgot to award star :-0 (and for the delayed repsonse to the tips - I've been on holiday for a few weeks)

Thanks to hodgo for tip. I got the same route myself some time ago and have it all coded in ug_open, but still not excuse for forgetting the star - I guess you could put it sown to holiday return rustiness!

 

[Xwheelguy]

Was just kidding, Steve.

Welcome back, BTW!

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.

http://www.enkei.com