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Displaying normal directions

This tool will display the normal direction of faces or surfaces in your design. The normal direction is the "outside" of the face or surface. The normal can be flipped when you import models. Use this tool to check and fix face normal directions.

To display normal directions for faces

1. Click NormalThe vector that is perpendicular to a flat plane at the selected point. In the case of a non-flat plane, the vector that is perpendicular to the plane tangent to the surface at the selected point. in the QualityTools for detecting anomalies or discontinuities in surfaces. group on the MeasureTools for displaying measurement properties of the edges, faces, and solids in your design. tab.

2. Select an object, face, or surface. Ctrl+click to select multiple faces and surfaces, or select an object in the Structure treeDisplay in the Structure panel that shows you each of the objects in your design. You can expand or collapse the nodes of the tree to view the objects. You can rename objects, create, modify, replace, and delete objects, as well as work with components..

   The normal direction of each face or surface at the point where you click is displayed.

3. If you find an incorrect normal, right-click the face or surface and select Reverse FaceSide or other surface of a solid. Some examples are the inside surface of a hole or the six sides of a rectangular solid. See Surface. Normal.

Options

The following options are available with the Normal analysis tool:

Examples

Displaying face normals using arrows

Displaying face normals using colors