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# Planes Following a Curve

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## Summary

This custom block outputs planes spaced at the given distance a part and have a z direction normal to the surface and a x direction that follows the provided curve.

## Package Details

| Field            | Value                                                 |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| **ID**           | `planes-following-a-curve`                            |
| **Type**         | Block                                                 |
| **Author**       | nTop                                                  |
| **Version**      | 1.0.0                                                 |
| **nTop Version** | 5.43+                                                 |
| **Domain**       | Geometry                                              |
| **Complexity**   | Beginner                                              |
| **Tags**         | `planes`, `curve`, `spaced`, `normal`, `frenet-frame` |
| **License**      | MIT                                                   |
| **Verified**     | Yes                                                   |

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This custom block outputs planes spaced at the given distance a part and have a z direction normal to the surface and a x direction that follows the provided curve.

## Installation

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

```bash theme={null}
git clone https://github.com/nTopology/Utilities.git
```

The package lives at `packages/ntop/planes-following-a-curve/`.

## Inputs

| Name                  | Type             | Description                                                                                                                                                         |
| --------------------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Curve`               | curve\_interface | Curve for planes to follow                                                                                                                                          |
| `Body`                | Implicit Body    | Implicit that the plane will be normal to                                                                                                                           |
| `Line Spacing`        | Scalar           | How close the intervals are for determining the tangent vector along the curve. The smaller the line spacing, the clower the vector will be to following the curve. |
| `Dist between Planes` | Scalar           | Spacing between consecutive output planes along the curve.                                                                                                          |

## Outputs

| Name                | Type         | Description |
| ------------------- | ------------ | ----------- |
| `Destination Plane` | list\<plane> | Output.     |

## License

MIT.

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## Source

[https://community.ntop.com/packages/ntop/planes-following-a-curve](https://community.ntop.com/packages/ntop/planes-following-a-curve)