More About Projecting 3D Elements onto the View Plane

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Projecting 3D Elements onto the View Plane

When projecting 3D elements, remember the following points:


  • The element to be projected can be either a 3D face, an edge or a vertex. It cannot be a body.
  • Selecting a face results in selecting its boundary edge(s).
  • The projected geometry is created in the current view.
  • The projected geometry is not necessarily a single element; distinct elements are created corresponding to each selected edge or vertex.
  • If the selected element is invalid or if the projection is not properly performed, an error message is displayed.
  • Be careful when multi-selecting a mix of 2D and 3D elements to project. Indeed, in this case, 2D elements are projected only if they are located in the view background; in other words, any 2D element located in the foreground of the view will not be taken into account.