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evaluate UV parameter on surface nearest to point
adamohern
Member, OS Professional Posts: 216 PRO
I have a vertex selection and a surface selection.
I want to find the normal direction of the surface selection at the point nearest the selected vertex, even if that vertex is not touching the surface.
I expect to use the evFaceTangentPlane().normal to find the direction, but evFaceTangentPlane() requires a surface parameter expressed as a UV coordinate.
Any hints appreciated!
I want to find the normal direction of the surface selection at the point nearest the selected vertex, even if that vertex is not touching the surface.
I expect to use the evFaceTangentPlane().normal to find the direction, but evFaceTangentPlane() requires a surface parameter expressed as a UV coordinate.
Any hints appreciated!
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ilya_baran
Onshape Employees, Developers, HDM Posts: 1,175 
evDistance will give you the info (including the uv parameter) you needIlya Baran \ VP, Architecture and FeatureScript \ Onshape Inc5
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Is it possible to add to the search terms in the editor so that searching for any of the words "nearest point on surface" would suggest evDistance? That kind of thing would help in a lot of places, actually.