How to query the side of a part?

cory_isaacson

I have a part that is flat (a shape with some curves and straight lines), and it is thin (1/4" thick). I need to query the side edges of the part (the faces of the edges only). I have a query that results in a line normal to the flat sides, running up the thin edge. How can I take that and use something like qTangentConnectedFaces? It's not working now because I am using qIntersectsLine, and the line intersections the flat parts as well as the thin sides. So how can I limit the query to just the face of the thin edge?

cory_isaacson

I figured it out, I just needed to use qContainsPoint with a point in the middle of the thin face, then it was easy to get the face that contains that point, then use qTangentConnectedFaces to get the remaining faces. I'm getting the idea now of how the queries work, qContainsPoint is very useful if you need to be specific on a part.

Jake_Rosenfeld

Cory,

Could you post an annotated screenshot of what you are trying to query for? Often that's the best way to express this geometric stuff.

cory_isaacson

I figured it out, I just needed to use qContainsPoint with a point in the middle of the thin face, then it was easy to get the face that contains that point, then use qTangentConnectedFaces to get the remaining faces. I'm getting the idea now of how the queries work, qContainsPoint is very useful if you need to be specific on a part.