Functions to process surfaces

Function

Comment

GetNearestPlane(pnt)

Function returns the name of the nearest plane to the pnt point of the selected object.

pnt - variable of the  Point type.

Example:

function OnConnect{
 if(obj.strTheType == "StdJointParts"){
  // ...
 } else {
  strName = GetNearestPlane(pntOrigin);
  if(strName != UnknownValue){
   SetGeomConstraint(INSERT, CODIRECT, obj, WP1, strName, 0);
   NoVectorSelect = 1;
   Handled = OBJ_HANDLED;
  }
 }
}
       

//variant 1
findNearest(
    pnt,
    Name1,
    Name2,
     ... ,
    NameN
)
//variant 2
findNearest(
    pnt,
    arrName,
    arrIndexStart,
    arrSize
)		 
     

Returns an index of the nearest point or plane according to the parameters types, specified with the Name1, ... NameN or arrName  names.

Function supports two types of call:

1) the particular names of the public parameters are specified as arguments

2) the array of the public parameters with the starting index for searching and calculating a number of the array elements, is specified as the arguments

pnt - variable of the Point type.

Name1, NameN, arrName - names of the public parameters of the selected object

arrIndexStart - starting index for searching in the array

arrSize - array size

Example:

//variant 1
    rNearest = findNearest(pntOrigin, obj.WP1, obj.WP11, obj.WP21);
    // rNearest takes 0, 1 or 2 values
//variant 2
    rNearest = findNearest(pntOrigin, obj.WP, 1, 4);
    // rNearest takes 1, 2, 3 or 4 values			 
			

//variant 1
nearestPlaneName(
    pnt,
    Name1,
    Name2,
     ... ,
    NameN
)
//variant 2
nearestPlaneName(
    pnt,
    arrName,
    arrIndexStart,
    arrSize
)		
    

Returns an index of the nearest point or plane according to the parameters types, specified with the Name1, ... NameN or arrName  names.

Function supports two types of activation:

1) the particular names of the public parameters are specified as arguments

2) the array of the public parameters with the starting index for searching and calculating a number of the array elements, is specified as the arguments

pnt - variable of the Point type.

Name1, NameN, arrName - names of the public parameters of the selected object

arrIndexStart - starting index for searching in the array

arrSize - array size.

Example:

//variant 1
    strNearest = nearestPlaneName(pntOrigin, obj.WP1, obj.WP11, obj.WP21);
    // strNearest takes "obj.WP1", "obj.WP11" or "obj.WP21" values
//variant 2
    strNearest = nearestPlaneName(pntOrigin, obj.WP, 1, 4);
    // strNearest takes "obj.WP1", "obj.WP2", "obj.WP3" or "obj.WP4" values
    

restoreBasis(vecOld, vecNormal, vecNew);

Function converts an old basis according to the new position of the vector.

Following combinations are applied in the next order:

(x, y, z, newX)

(y, z, x, newY)

(z, x, y, newZ) vRrev - previous vNext in the XYZ

MakeVectorsFromView(lViewType, vecDirection, vecPlane);

Sets the position of the vectors from the view type

Example:

MakeVectorsFromView(VTOP, vecDirection, vecPlane);

setBasePlaneForSelect(planeName, vecPlane = vecPlane);

Sets a plane coordinate system, where the SelectParam will work, i.e. the rXcoord, rYcoord will depend on this system.

Applying. When selecting non-symmetrical details whose selection direction depends on the fixed plane and the distance is calculated from any plane; for example, the standard ends of the arbors, not from the pntOrigin.

Example:

setBasePlaneForSelect(WP1); 

Used for connecting the ends of the arbors.