Dear all,

I tried to generate section curves on a surface from a series of
section planes. There are always ghost section curves -- with NO
reference to any section planes. This is what I have done:

1. Make a surface and a curve in Rhino and link them to Grasshopper.
2. Generate a series of perpendicular frames (planes) on the curve by
Perp Frames tool.
3. Use the frames as section planes to yield section curves on the
surface by BRep | Plane section tool.

Normally 8 section planes yield 8 section curves, if I understand it
correctly. But it ended up 10 section curves in which 2 ghost curves
came out of nowhere close to the ends of the spinal curve -- as the
screenshot shows.

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0yQEJgdJd-DjXSJrmVFVcA?
feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_9ndfA_Jn3Cs/
Seazp1Wa5PI/AAAAAAAAAWc/XTNzsTLRcjs/s144/gh-ghost1.jpg" /></a>

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0qQhkOLNyvsLdL9Nx-DKyQ?
feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_9ndfA_Jn3Cs/
Seazq8OFt0I/AAAAAAAAAWk/3Pi_CrsOnLk/s400/gh-ghost2.jpg" /></a>

Files:
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/716203/grasshopper/ghost_section_curves.3dm
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/716203/grasshopper/ghost_section_curves.ghx

I don't know if it is a bug or the mysterious result of intersecting
BRep components. Any comments would be appreciated.

Junehao

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