get the face of a edge

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get the face of a edge

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If I select an edge or a vertex, how to get the face from it?
thx a lot.
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Re: get the face of a edge

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I assume you have access to the main shape.
Select the edge of an object and try :

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sel = Gui.Selection.getSelectionEx()[0]
edge = sel.SubObjects[0]
shape = sel.Object.Shape
faces = shape.ancestorsOfType(edge, Part.Face)
print(faces)
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Re: get the face of a edge

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one time again, thx a lot!
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