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Mesh, 1.1.0

Mesh, 1.2.0

Mesh, Integer

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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
Tips
  • 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

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Mesh, 1.1.0

Creates a CAD Body from a quad Mesh. Inputs
NameTypeDescription
MeshMeshMesh to convert to a cad body.
Outputs
Type
CAD Body

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Mesh, 1.2.0

Creates a CAD Body from a quad Mesh. Inputs
NameTypeDescription
MeshMeshMesh to convert to a cad body.
Outputs
Type
CAD Body

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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
NameTypeDescription
MeshMeshMesh to convert to a cad body.
Refinement levelIntegerThe 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