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Best surface measuring strategy?

MichaelPascoeMichaelPascoe Member Posts: 1,695 PRO
What is a good method for measuring points on a surface within featurescript?
Is there a "create mesh" that I can apply to the surface first then measure those points?

There must be more efficient way than what I am imagining:
- Split the surface into a grid
- Measure the split points from a plane



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  • Evan_ReeseEvan_Reese Member Posts: 2,060 PRO
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    @MichaelPascoe take a look at the Attractor Pattern or Surface Pattern feature to see how to make a point grid on the surface, then iterate through them in a for loop to measure each one to your reference plane. Does that sound like it would do what you want?
    Evan Reese / Principal and Industrial Designer with Ovyl
    Website: ovyl.io

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