Hi there,
Is there a way to keep or define surface layer identities on a closed volume? I want to create a closed volume for analysis purposes but be able to define the individual surfaces to apply different properties to each surface. Can you store meta data on each surface of a closed volume? Below is a simple idea of what I want to achieve but with a closed volume.
Thanks, Ben
Hi @babel,
A Rhino object can only reference a single layer. So, no, a closed polysurface (Brep) cannot have have faces on different layers.
You could explode the solid and move each face to a different layer. You could then group the faces so they select as one. But they would no longer be a closed solid.
Rhino does support per-face colors and materials, however. See the attached for an example.
Colorful Box.3dm (166.9 KB)
– Dale
Thanks Dale,
How do you assign the material per face?
Ben
Hi @babel,
The help file details this.
https://docs.mcneel.com/rhino/7/help/en-us/index.htm#properties/object.htm
– Dale
