Projecting the Control Points

When using the Control Points capability, you need to project the control points according to a reference.
Control Points can be projected:

  • Project along the compass normal: the selected control points are projected along the compass normal direction.

  • Project along the compass plane: the selected control points are projected along the compass plane.
Open the FreeStyle_Part_38.CATPart document.

  1. Click the Control Points icon:
    The Control Points dialog box appears.

  2. Select any surface or surface1.

  3. Move the Compass as desired.

  4. Select the desired control points.

  5. Click the Projection along the compass normal icon:

The selected control points of the surface are projected along the compass plane.