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How to measure shortest path between two points along a surface

hugo_nilsson817hugo_nilsson817 Member Posts: 3 EDU
in FeatureScript
Like the title says i want to measure the shortest path between two points along a curved surface... Is this possible? I am not experienced with any plugin and such so unless absolutely necessary i would like to avoid that.

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  • glen_dewsburyglen_dewsbury Member Posts: 823 ✭✭✭✭
    One way would be to project a curve on the surface that is measurable. 

  • S1monS1mon Member Posts: 3,044 PRO
    With a simple surface, projecting a straight line normal to the surface may get you a geodesic curve. First create a straight line curve (you could use fit spline with two vertices) or sketch between the two end points and then create a projected curve (curve to surface) with the normal to target option.
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