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Split by UV curve?

EvanReeseEvanReese Member, Mentor Posts: 2,838 PRO
in FeatureScript
Using opCreateCurvesOnFace() I can generate UV curves for a given face. Is there a way to split that face with the curve without making surface geometry to do it?
Evan Reese
The Onsherpa | Reach peak Onshape productivity
www.theonsherpa.com

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  • MichaelPascoeMichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,789 PRO
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    Not atm. @Jacob_Corder?

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  • MichaelPascoeMichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,789 PRO
    Answer ✓
    Not atm. @Jacob_Corder?

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  • EvanReeseEvanReese Member, Mentor Posts: 2,838 PRO
    @MichaelPascoe
    I looked at how you approached it on Thickness Analysis, and I'm essentially trying to avoid doing that, haha. It's a good solution given the tools we have but I'm betting it wasn't your Plan A either.
    Evan Reese
    The Onsherpa | Reach peak Onshape productivity
    www.theonsherpa.com
  • mahirmahir Member, Developers Posts: 1,320 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @Evan_Reese For (mostly) better or worse, OS is not Catia  :D
  • MichaelPascoeMichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,789 PRO
    edited August 2022
    Yeah, that was not the route I wanted to take..

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  • S1monS1mon Member Posts: 4,017 PRO
    @Evan_Reese

    I don't think there's anything available now, but there may been something soon, based on some discussions. Theoretically, splitting a surface by U or V is relatively simple mathematically, and should leave you with two surfaces which are identical to the original.

    This isn't 100% what you're asking for, but I made an IR a while back for move boundary by U or V.

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  • EvanReeseEvanReese Member, Mentor Posts: 2,838 PRO
    MichaelPascoe said:
    Yeah, that was not the route I wanted to take..
    Definitely clever given current constraints.
    Evan Reese
    The Onsherpa | Reach peak Onshape productivity
    www.theonsherpa.com
  • EvanReeseEvanReese Member, Mentor Posts: 2,838 PRO
    S1mon said:
    @Evan_Reese

    I don't think there's anything available now, but there may been something soon, based on some discussions. Theoretically, splitting a surface by U or V is relatively simple mathematically, and should leave you with two surfaces which are identical to the original.

    This isn't 100% what you're asking for, but I made an IR a while back for move boundary by U or V.
    Good to know from a fundamental level it's not prohibitive. I know the functionality is a bit niche, but I can think of a few custom features it would make possible.
    Evan Reese
    The Onsherpa | Reach peak Onshape productivity
    www.theonsherpa.com
  • MichaelPascoeMichaelPascoe Member Posts: 2,789 PRO
    Evan_Reese said:
    MichaelPascoe said:
    Yeah, that was not the route I wanted to take..
    Definitely clever given current constraints.
    Credit to @Jacob_Corder for that one.

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  • Jacob_CorderJacob_Corder Member Posts: 141 PRO
    I found that opSweep with lockFaces was the fastest method for generating a small surface to split the faces with.  Solidworks had splitFaceOnParam which would essentially be what you are asking for.  I have a strong feeling very soon it will be available to us. It will likely be a split face with curve hopefully, then opCreateCurvesOnFace can indirectly split a face with the use of the curve itself. 

    Another way to do it would be to use opCreateBSplineSurface and supply the boundaryBSplineCurves. this generates a new face and a thicken would likely need to be created to split the face you want. this also is likely not going to be a fast approach but would allow you to create a inner loop split on a face.


  • NeilCookeNeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 5,977 image
    edited October 2022
    There is now, in the Split Face feature.
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
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