Patch Normal Shift - Hole / Pin    

Constructs a point at the center of a circle defined by a point group, then projects that point to a plane defined by another point group, optionally offsetting to account for material thickness.

 

Input Arguments

 

0

Collection Object Name

Plane Points Group Name

The group containing the points that define the plane to project to.

1

Collection Object Name

Perimeter Points Group Name

The group containing the points that define the

circumference of the pin or hole.

2

Point Name

Resulting Point Name

The name of the shifted center point.

 

3

 

Double

 

Additional Material Thickness

Offsets the center point away from the plane by a specified amount to account for additional mate- rial thickness.

 

Return Arguments

None.

 

Returned Status

 

SUCCESS

The shifted point was created successfully.

FAILURE

The plane or perimeter points were not found.

 

Remarks

None.