GuiCommand: Name: Surface GeomFillSurface MenuLocation: Surface , Fill boundary curves Workbenches: Surface_Workbench Version: 0.17

Surface GeomFillSurface

Description

[ Surface GeomFillSurface

creates a parametric surface from two, three, or four boundary edges, trying to create a smooth transition between them.

Left: edges that are used to generate a surface with the GeomFillSurface tool, 4 connected edges, 3 connected edges, and 2 disconnected edges. Right: resulting surface from using the 4, 3, and 2 edges, respectively.

Usage

1. Press the [ Fill boundary curves button.
2. Select edges in the 3D view. The edges must connect together so that they formed a closed profile.
3. Press OK.

Note:

once created, it is not possible to apply additional constraints to the created surface.

Options

Fill type

: {{RadioButton|TRUE|Stretch}}, {{RadioButton|TRUE|Coons}}, or {{RadioButton|TRUE|Curved}}.

Properties

A Surface GeomFillSurface (Surface::GeomFillSurface class) is derived from the basic Part Feature (Part::Feature class, through the Part::Spline subclass), therefore it shares all the latter\'s properties.

In addition to the properties described in Part Feature, the Surface Filling has the following properties in the property editor.

Data

{{TitleProperty|Base}}

• Fill Type|Enumeration: the applied filling algorithm; Stretch, the style with the flattest patches; {{Value|Coons}}, a rounded style with less depth than Curved; Curved, the style with the most rounded patches.

• Boundary List|LinkSubList: a list of edges that will be used to build the surface.

• Reversed List|BoolList|(hidden):

View

{{TitleProperty|Base}}

• Control Points|Bool: it defaults to False; if set to True, it will show an overlay with the control points of the surface.

Twisting of the surface

The shape of the surface depends on the direction of the chosen edges; if edges are selected and the result is a surface that \"twists\" on itself, one of the edges may need its list of vertices in the reverse order. A surface that twists on itself will probably have self-intersections, and thus will be an invalid Shape; this can be verified with [ Part CheckGeometry.

For example, if two curves have the points

curve1 = [a, b, c, d]
curve2 = [e, f, g]
``` and the resulting surface after using **[<img src=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-documentation/master/wiki/images/Surface_GeomFillSurface.svg style="width:16px"> [GeomFillSurface](wiki-test2.php?gitpage=Surface_GeomFillSurface)** or **[<img src=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-documentation/master/wiki/images/Surface_Sections.svg style="width:16px"> [Sections](wiki-test2.php?gitpage=Surface_Sections)** is a twisted surface, you may create a third curve that is equal to one of the two original curves but with a reversed list of points.

Either  
```python
curve1 = [a, b, c, d]
curve3 = [g, f, e]

or

curve3 = [d, c, b, a]
curve2 = [e, f, g]
``` should work to generate a surface that doesn\'t twist.

In practical terms this means that all edges used to generate a surface should be created preferably in the same clockwise or anti-clockwise direction. Following this simple rule usually guarantees that the surface will follow the smoothest direction and won\'t twist.

When the surface\'s **Lighting** property is {{Value|One side}}, a face will be painted completely black if its normal direction points into the [3D view](wiki-test2.php?gitpage=3D_view) (away from the current viewer), indicating a flipped face with respect to the other colored faces.

 <img alt="" src=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-documentation/master/wiki/images/Surface_twisting_example_smooth.png  style="width:330px;"> <img alt="" src=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-documentation/master/wiki/images/Surface_twisting_example_twisted.png  style="width:330px;">  
*Left: the boundary edges are oriented in the same direction, and thus the generated surface is smooth. Right: the boundary edges have opposite directions, and thus the generated surface twists on itself, resulting in self-intersections.*

## Scripting


**See also:**

[FreeCAD Scripting Basics](wiki-test2.php?gitpage=FreeCAD_Scripting_Basics).

The Surface GeomFillSurface tool can be used in [macros](wiki-test2.php?gitpage=Macros) and from the [Python](wiki-test2.php?gitpage=Python) console by adding the `Surface::GeomFillSurface` object.

-   The edges to be used to define the surface must be assigned as a [LinkSubList](wiki-test2.php?gitpage=FeaturePython_Custom_Properties#App:_PropertyLinkSubList) to the `BoundaryList` property of the object.
-   The type of algorithm must be assigned like a string to the `FillType` property.
-   All objects with edges need to be computed before they can be used as input for the properties of the GeomFillSurface object.


```python
import FreeCAD as App
import Draft

doc = App.newDocument()

a = App.Vector(-140, -100, 0)
b = App.Vector(175, -108, 0)
c = App.Vector(200, 101, 0)
d = App.Vector(-135, 107, 70)

points1 = [a, App.Vector(-55, -91, 65), App.Vector(35, -85, -5), b]
obj1 = Draft.make_bspline(points1)

points2 = [b, App.Vector(217, -45, 55), App.Vector(217, 35, -15), c]
obj2 = Draft.make_bspline(points2)

points3 = [c, App.Vector(33, 121, 55), App.Vector(0, 91, 15), App.Vector(-80, 121, -40), d]
obj3 = Draft.make_bspline(points3)

points4 = [d, App.Vector(-140, 0, 45), a]
obj4 = Draft.make_bspline(points4)
doc.recompute()

surf = doc.addObject("Surface::GeomFillSurface", "Surface")
surf.BoundaryList = [(obj1, "Edge1"),
                     (obj2, "Edge1"),
                     (obj3, "Edge1"),
                     (obj4, "Edge1")]
doc.recompute()

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