Imprint

Make imprints of faces, edges, or vertices onto another face in a 3D mesh.

Syntax

model.component(<ctag>).mesh(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"Imprint");

model.component(<ctag>).mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection();

model.component(<ctag>).mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection(property);

model.component(<ctag>).mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).set(property,<value>);

model.component(<ctag>).mesh(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).getType(property);

Description

Use model.component(<ctag>).mesh(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"Imprint") to imprint entities onto faces in a 3D mesh. Supported source input: boundaries, edges, or points. Supported destination input: boundaries. Specify the source and destination entities of the imprint as specified in Table 4-12.

The following properties are available:

Table 4-12: Available Properties for Imprint.
Property	Value	Default	Description
source	Selection		Entity selection of dimension 0,1, or 2.
destination	Selection		Entity selection of dimension 2.
symmetric	on \| off	off	Specify if to imprint on destination only (off) or both source and destination (on). Used when source is of dimension 2.
placement	linear \| curved	curved	Specifies the placement of mesh vertices on the destination.
precision	[0, 1]	0.5	Specifies the precision with which to make the imprints. A value close to 1 gives a more exact imprint. Used when source is of dimension 2.
groupadjedg	on \| off	off	Group adjacent edges that seem to be part of the loop. Used when source is of dimension 1.
distancetype	auto \| absolute \| relative	auto	Specify how to control the maximum distance to bridge when imprinting.
maxabsdistance	double		Absolute maximum distance between source and destination. Used when distancetype is absolute.
maxreldistance	double	0.01	Specify a relative maximum distance. The value is relative to the length of the longest side of the mesh’s bounding box. Used when distancetype is relative.