Script: Example On How To Use Pipe Components
- Type
rete- Project
- Piping 3D Structures In OCCT
- Author
- bitbybit
- Date Created
- Mar 21, 2025, 8:56:02 AM
- Last Edit Date
- Mar 21, 2025, 1:27:10 PM
Project Information
This short demo script illustrates how piping can be used to create solids around continuous wires.
Script Code
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