Faces by tangency

 

 

 

 

This command allows to select tangent faces of a shape by selecting one face and typing an angular tolerance.

 

Creation stages / Use:

 

  1. Select a face.

  2. Type the angular tolerance value.

  3. TopSolid displays a preview of the selected faces, then you can modify the tolerance value or confirm the selection.

 

 

 

The angular tolerance is defined as below, it corresponds to the maximum angle between the face's normals:

 

 

Example:

 

Tolerance 0.05°

Tolerance 1°

Tolerance 5°