Combine part surfaces if along a specified plane

miragemobile · March 26, 2019, 09:44

Hello,

My imported CAD geometry is a complex shape. The imported parasolid file results in a single body/part with a single surface.

I have split the surface into multiple surfaces (60 surfaces) using split by part curves (same result with split by angle).

Now, I need help combining the 60 surfaces into 5 surfaces to more easily define 'create a boundary for each part surface'.

My goal is to not use the GUI to select the surfaces.

Do you have any ideas? Is there a way to combine a set of surfaces that lie along a specified plane?

Thanks for your time,

Mirage

me3840 · March 26, 2019, 19:43

Sure, you can write a Java macro which uses a set of reports or the surface repair queries to identify the bounding box/barycenter of each surface, then combine them accordingly. That can be done entirely in batch with no user input.

March 26, 2019, 09:44	Combine part surfaces if along a specified plane	#1
miragemobile New Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 23 Rep Power: 10	Hello, My imported CAD geometry is a complex shape. The imported parasolid file results in a single body/part with a single surface. I have split the surface into multiple surfaces (60 surfaces) using split by part curves (same result with split by angle). Now, I need help combining the 60 surfaces into 5 surfaces to more easily define 'create a boundary for each part surface'. My goal is to not use the GUI to select the surfaces. Do you have any ideas? Is there a way to combine a set of surfaces that lie along a specified plane? Thanks for your time, Mirage

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March 26, 2019, 19:43		#2
me3840 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,232 Rep Power: 25	Sure, you can write a Java macro which uses a set of reports or the surface repair queries to identify the bounding box/barycenter of each surface, then combine them accordingly. That can be done entirely in batch with no user input.