Draw new Line that is perpendicular to 2 existing lines

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hello,

 

I have created a rectangle made from Shell Elements. Now I want to create 3D Elements from These surfaces by the 'Drag along Line' Panel.

 

However, first I need a line of course to drag the elements along. I have created a rectangular surface before, made from 4 Lines.

My Question: Is it possible to create a new line, that is perpendicular to the existing lines that make up my rectangle? (comparison to screenshot, edited with MS Paint)

 

Greetings

Niclas

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>Perpendicular to surface.png

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2017

    Hi Niclas,

    As a possible workaround, select the node and translate (duplicate the node and translate) with N1, N2, N3 to define the plane so that the node will be duplicated perpendicular to the plane. Then join these two nodes to create the line for dragging the elements.

    Please try with this

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>drag.PNG

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2017

    That worked really well, thank you very much! :-)

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