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projection of a face an a face

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I'm try to do a projection of a face(TopoDS_Shape)on a face. then calculate the area of projection.
can anybody help me?

Regards

david

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Hello David!

I don't know if there is a function for your needs. I would extract the outer wire of the face and project the wire on the face (BRepProj_Projection). Then fill the projected wire (if planar, BRepBuilderAPI_MakeFace) and calculate the area of the face.

Regards,
Alex

02Commenter-2

hi Alex
that is good idea, thanks
Regards
David