Regardless of the distribution selected, the following options may or may not be checked:


  • ''Ignore the drillings'' :

The selected face can have ''holes'' (of any shape). By checking this option, the tool will ignore the borders of these holes by creating points on the missing faces.


 


  • ''Ignore all external boundaries'' :

In the following example, the extended surface has been deliberately shown in order to materialize the result. It was also requested a maximum distribution as well as the symmetry in both directions U and V.


 


 


  • ''Enable transparency'' :

In the context of a part with only surface bodies, this option has no real influence on the graphic part.

This is not the case when working in the context of a part with volumetric bodies that may obscure part of the preview.

    • If the option is not checked, only the points located at the periphery of the selected face are visible:


 


    • Case where the option is checked. The fact of checking this option, puts the part in transparent mode what allows to see all the points: