Filter Meshes by Body

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Summary

Given a list of meshes, this custom block will filter any meshes that do not overlap with a body (or vice versa if you select inside body).

Field	Value
ID	`filter-meshes-by-body`
Type	Block
Author	nTop
Version	1.0.0
nTop Version	5.44+
Domain	Geometry
Complexity	Beginner
Tags	`filter`, `meshes`, `body`, `overlap`, `containment`
License	MIT
Verified	Yes

Given a list of meshes, this custom block will filter any meshes that do not overlap with a body (or vice versa if you select inside body).

Clone this repo or copy the package folder into your nTop workspace:

git clone https://github.com/nTopology/Utilities.git

The package lives at packages/ntop/filter-meshes-by-body/.

Name	Type	Description
`Meshes`	list<mesh>	Mesh list to filter
`Body`	Implicit Body	The body being used to filter the mesh list
`Tolerance`	Scalar	The tolerance controls the distance used to evaluate if the body and mesh intersect. A higher tolerance will result in more overlap.
`Inside Body`	bool	The bool that controls if you want to select meshes that lie inside the body or outside

Name	Type	Description
`Filtered List`	list<mesh>	The filter block will remove any items in the list that are negative if the inside body is checked. Otherwise, it will remove any items in the list that are positive.

MIT.