Ok, this is funny. I created a rectangle around the closed polyline, selected both curves and ran MESHPATCH. Then, when asked to select a hole, I picked only the outer frame, and here you got it!
This is EXACTLY what we need !
Thanks a lot.
So i guess this can be automated with a script that offsets the curve …
I ran BOUNDINGBOX and then extracted one of the faces of the box. I guess offsetting the original curve will do as well.
@pascal Did you know about this behavior with MESHPATCH? I have been using it for a long time and never thought of it!
Yes - I guess it depends on what ‘precise’ means - you posted a quite precise patch surface to begin with, so I confess I was confused as to what we are looking for.
-Pascal
We need either a surface or a mesh to match the edge of the surface.
Thanks for the help
That’s what I mean - a mesh will never match the curve, unless you loosen your idea of what precise means… Your patch was closer.
-Pascal
Thank you very much. It makes overly dense mesh in certain parts, but thank goodness for “reduce mesh.” It’s simple enough to split the dense part and run “reduce mesh.” It detaches from other objects, but simple enough to drag a point to reattach.