From: Renaud Barate <renaud.barate@edf.fr>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:08:51 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Structural elements: wrong orientation of faces (EDF #8518)
X-Git-Tag: V7_6_0b1^0
X-Git-Url: http://git.salome-platform.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=refs%2Fheads%2Frbe%2Ffix-structelem-orientation;p=modules%2Fgeom.git

Structural elements: wrong orientation of faces (EDF #8518)
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diff --git a/src/GEOM_PY/structelem/parts.py b/src/GEOM_PY/structelem/parts.py
index fcd96be6b..5ab2f2474 100644
--- a/src/GEOM_PY/structelem/parts.py
+++ b/src/GEOM_PY/structelem/parts.py
@@ -790,13 +790,10 @@ class StructuralElementPart2D(StructuralElementPart):
                                           self.geom.ShapeType["FACE"])
             for face in faces:
                 offsetFace = self._makeFaceOffset(face, offset)
-                # get tangent plane on surface by parameters
+                # get the center of the face and the normal at the center
                 center = self.geom.MakeVertexOnSurface(offsetFace,
                                                        uParam, vParam)
-                tangPlane = self.geom.MakeTangentPlaneOnFace(offsetFace,
-                                                             uParam, vParam,
-                                                             1.0)
-                normal = self.geom.GetNormal(tangPlane)
+                normal = self.geom.GetNormal(offsetFace, center)
                 marker = self._orientation.buildMarker(self.geom,
                                                        center, normal)
                 listMarkers.append(marker)