All -
I don't know if this is the correct forum for my question, but here goes...
I'd like to be able to acquire coordinates for vectors orthogonal to a part surface at any given point. I'm aware that this is a non-trivial mathematical exercise, but I'm hoping that there's an open source solution.
Not being an engineer, I'll start with (what seems to me to be) the obvious question. Would FEA software generate this information?
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
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