Managing the Orientation of Geometry

You can manage the orientation of modified geometry.

Before you begin:


  • This capability is only available with the Line and Plane functionality.

  • Create a 3D shape containing a line created using the Angle/Normal to curve type.

Related Topics
Creating Lines
Creating Planes
Inverting the Orientation of Geometry

  1. Double-click a line in the specification tree.

    The Line Definition dialog box is displayed.

  2. Change the Angle value from 180deg to 90deg.

  3. Click OK to validate the modification.

    The Orientation Management dialog box is displayed.


    • Click Yes to align the modified geometry with the original orientation. An inverse element is created that replaces the original line or plane (here Line.2). The inversion is proposed according to the following criteria: the normal vectors to the planes or the tangent vectors to the lines, before and after edition, have a null or negative scalar product.
    • Click No to align the modified geometry with new orientation.