Are we able to return a Computed Suface Area of the Sheet Metal Top Side Only in FeatureScript?

Dieselboy

I've been searching without luck to see if there is a FeatureScript that outputs into a custom table, the computed surface area of only the top or 'good side' of a flat sheet metal part on the flat? If not, is there a way to return this value in a FeatureScript that I'm not seeing?

The basic evArea returns the entire surface area.

The end goal is to include this in a custom table for use in drawings on a given sheet metal flat part drawing.

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

Caden_Armstrong

You will need to take a query for the faces of your part and narrow them down to just the faces on one side.

You can use qCorrespondingInFlat for a sheet metal part to find the flat version
and then use qParallelPlanes with antiparallel set to false. All flat pattern parts are in the Z direction so putting the XY plane will get the non edge faces.

var flatModel = qCorrespondingInFlat(part);


var faces = qParallelPlanes(qOwnedByBody(flatModel, EntityType.FACE), plane(WORLD_ORIGIN, Z_DIRECTION), false);

or

qTangentConnectedFaces could also be used from a seed face without needing the flat, you just need to reliably find a face that isn't an edge face.

and for those who want this without doing it themselves, I sell a library of computed properties, which includes one that can do this. You can check it out through the fs.place marketplace: https://fs.place/Listings/HUK1UHJF8EQ6HS1NEVJ2SWH4BI1TOMT1

Caden_Armstrong

You will need to take a query for the faces of your part and narrow them down to just the faces on one side.

You can use qCorrespondingInFlat for a sheet metal part to find the flat version
and then use qParallelPlanes with antiparallel set to false. All flat pattern parts are in the Z direction so putting the XY plane will get the non edge faces.

var flatModel = qCorrespondingInFlat(part);


var faces = qParallelPlanes(qOwnedByBody(flatModel, EntityType.FACE), plane(WORLD_ORIGIN, Z_DIRECTION), false);

or

qTangentConnectedFaces could also be used from a seed face without needing the flat, you just need to reliably find a face that isn't an edge face.

and for those who want this without doing it themselves, I sell a library of computed properties, which includes one that can do this. You can check it out through the fs.place marketplace: https://fs.place/Listings/HUK1UHJF8EQ6HS1NEVJ2SWH4BI1TOMT1

Dieselboy

Thanks Caden! Appreciated!