Transform: Project Shape
Function
Project selected shapes. When curves are projected onto surfaces, the path of projection can be made to surfaces as well.
Call
Geometry > Transform > Project
Curve onto Face
Project curves onto surfaces.
Select Target Surface(s)
Select
Target Surfaces (Shell, Face) onto
which the curves will be projected
Select Tool Curve(s)
Select
Tool Curves (Wire, Edge) that will
be projected onto the Target Surfaces.
Projection Direction
Direction
Select a Projection Direction (Datum Axis, Datum Plane, Face, Edge).
Point Vector
Select a direction of projection by a vector which is defined by two specified points. The coordinates of 2 points may be specified using Snap.
Point on Curve(Ratio)
Select a Point on the Curve. Projection takes place in the direction of the shortest path from the Point to the target shape
Vertex
Projection takes place in the direction of the shortest path from a selected Vertex to the target shape.
Direction of Shortest Path Line
Projection takes place in the direction of the shortest path from the Tool Shape to the Target Shape.
Point onto Edge
Project vertices onto Edges. They will be projected in a perpendicular direction to the Edge.
Select Target Edge(s)
Select
Target Edges (Edge) onto which the
vertices will be projected
Select Tool Point(s)
Select Tool Point (Points) that will be projected onto the Target Edges.
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Vertex onto Face
Project vertices onto faces. They will be projected in a perpendicular direction to the Edge
Select Target Surface(s)
Select
Target Surfaces (Shell, Face) onto
which the vertices will be projected.
Select Tool Point(s)
Select
Tool Points (Point)
that will be projected onto the Target Surfaces.
Name
Enter the name of the shape to be created.
Nearest Only
If a Target Shape is a shell or a curved surface,
it may be projected more than once since the program projects the Tool
shapes in the selected direction infinitely. This
option projects objects to the nearest target shape only once.
Make Face
The option automatically creates a shell connecting the projected shape and the original shape through a process similar to the Loft command.
Notes
No options exist here to project vertices and create straight lines. However, vertices can be imprinted while extending them with straight lines.
