Mesh, 1.1.0
Mesh, 1.2.0
Mesh, Integer
About this Block
What it does: The CAD Body from Mesh block converts a quad surface mesh into a CAD Body. This block is useful for exporting parts made in nTop back to other CAD software, as a Parasolid (X_T,X_B) or STEP file (.STEP), using the Export Part block. Common uses:- Converts quad mesh to a CAD Body
- The input mesh must be a quad mesh, created by the Quadrangulate Mesh or Remesh Surface block with a Quad Shape input.
- The CAD Body is defined by a boundary representation (BREP), which is the standard geometric representation for most CAD software. BREP bodies are defined by a connection of surface elements, such as faces, edges, and vertices that separate the inside and outside of the body. The CAD Body from Mesh block converts the quad mesh into a series of surfaces.
- This article has information on quad mesh (https://support.ntopology.com/hc/articles/7206137654931)
- For an overview of lattice exportation: (https://support.ntopology.com/hc/articles/360048784874)
Mesh, 1.1.0
Creates a CAD Body from a quad Mesh.Inputs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh | Mesh | Mesh to convert to a CAD body. |
Outputs
| Type |
|---|
| CAD Body |
Mesh, 1.2.0
Creates a CAD Body from a quad Mesh.Inputs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh | Mesh | Mesh to convert to a CAD body. |
Outputs
| Type |
|---|
| CAD Body |
Mesh, Integer
Create a CAD body from a quad mesh.This block will approximate the limit of a Catmull-Clark subdivision surface as a collection of bicubic B-spline patches. When a quad-dominant mesh is given as input, up to two levels of global Catmull-Clark refinement will be performed to create a quad mesh that can be represented by bicubic patches.Inputs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh | Mesh | Mesh to convert to a CAD body. |
| Refinement level | Integer | The maximum level of adaptive refinement to allow [0, 9]. Higher values improve the precision in regions where patches only approximate the limit of the Catmull-Clark surface. Such regions occur around the one ring of an extraordinary vertex and along edges that are tagged as semi-sharp. |
Outputs
| Type |
|---|
| CAD Body |