Summary
- Projects 1D Wire and 1D Member objects to a line or face objects.
How to Run
- Ribbon Menu > [Edit] Tab > [Translate] Group > Project
Explanation
Project Features
This feature projects a selected object onto a different object.
[Selection Filter]
Selects the target or tool object type. If Vertex is selected, the filter only allows Vertices to be selected.
Note
Reference - Definition of Points, Lines, and Face Elements
[Select Target]
Select the target object to project onto.
[Select Tool]
Select the tool object to use in the projection process.
Set the projection direction with the options that appear when an Edge is selected as the target object or when a Face is selected as the tool object.
Shortest Direction : Sets the closest direction to the tool object as the projection direction.
Direction Vector : Sets the projection direction using a vector input.
Note
Reference - Direction Vector Input
[Option]
Infinite tool : If turned On, it is assumed that the tool object is an infinitely extended object.
Imprint to tool : If turned On, the intersection that is created between the target and the tool object as a result of projection is imprinted onto the tool object. As a result, the tool object becomes a polyline with the correspoing location as a Vertex.
Example of turning on the Infinite Tool option.
Example of turning on the Imprint To Tool option.
Reference Materials
Definition of Points, Lines, and Face Elements