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Face Normals

Extract the normals and center points of all faces in a surface

ID

662ae7a510b6cb87640c921a

Name

Face Normals

Group

Surface

Package

Tool

Keywords

faceNormals
normal
face

Surface

Vector

Transform

Primitive Curves

Curve Analysis

Toolset

Triangulation

Boolean Operation

Panels

Solid

Intersection

Text

Image

Analysis

Array

Creation method

There are two options for creating a Face Normals node.

  • The first way to create a Face Normals node is using the search list, which is opened by double left-clicking in the workspace. You can write the name of the node you need, or words associated with this node.
    • faceNormals, normal, face
  • The second way is to select a Face Normals node from the menu that opens from the top left.
    • Menu > Tool > Surface > Face Normals

Steps

  • Create a Face Normals node.
  • Connect the surface for normal and center point extraction to the port.

After creating the node, connect the surface for normal and center point extraction to the port. On the output ports, we will get the center points which contains the center points of all faces in the surface, and normals which contains the normal vectors of all faces in the surface. The normal vector of a face is a vector that is perpendicular to the face.

See also

Surface Iso Curves
Surface Edges

Inputs

NameTypeDescriptionDefault Value
surface
Surface
Surface for normal and center point extraction

Outputs

NameTypeDescription
centers
Point
Center-points of all faces
normals
Vector
Normal vectors for all faces