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} if (window.setRelStartPage) { setRelStartPage("index.htm"); autoSync(1); sendSyncInfo(); sendAveInfoOut(); } } else if (window.gbIE4) document.location.reload(); //--> </script> </head> <body><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"> <!-- if (window.writeIntopicBar) writeIntopicBar(4); //--> </script> <h1><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font size=4 style="font-size:14pt;"><img src="files/salome2_sp3_basicgui_functions_salome2_sp3_basicgui_functions_image33.gif" width="20px" height="20px" border="0" class="img_whs1"> </font></span></b>Plane</h1> <p>To create a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Plane</B></span> in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Main Menu</B></span> select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>New Entity - > Basic - > Plane</B></span></p> <p> </p> <p>There are three algorithms to <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;">create a point in the 3D space.</font></span></p> <p><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"> Result </font></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">of each operation will be a</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"> GEOM_Object (face).</font></span></p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs2">Firstly, you can define a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Plane</B></span> by a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Point </B></span>through which the plane passes, a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Vector </B></span>giving a normal of the plane and a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Size of the Plane</B></span> (size of a side of quadrangle face, representing the plane).</p> <p class="whs2"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><b style="font-weight: bold;">TUI Command:</b> </B></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><I>geompy.MakePlane(Point, Vector, TrimSize)</I></span></p> <p class="whs2"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Arguments: </b>Name + 1 vertex + 1 vector + 1 value (to define the size of the plane).</p> <p class="whs3"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><img src="pics/plane1.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="312px" height="346px" border="0" class="img_whs4"></b></p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs2">Secondly, you can define a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Plane</B></span> by three <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Points </B></span>through which the plane passes.</p> <p class="whs5"><b style="font-weight: bold;">TUI Command:</b> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;"><I>geompy.MakePlaneThreePnt(Point1, Point2, Point3, TrimSize)</I></span> </p> <p class="whs5"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Arguments: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Name + 3 vertices + 1 value (to define the size of the plane).</span></p> <p class="whs5"> </p> <p class="whs3"><img src="pics/plane2.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="312px" height="385px" border="0" class="img_whs6"></p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs2">Finally, you can define a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Plane</B></span>, similar to the existing one, but with another size of representing face. </p> <p class="whs2"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><b style="font-weight: bold;">TUI Command:</b> </B></span>geompy.MakePlaneFace(Face, TrimSize) </p> <p class="whs2"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Arguments: </b>Name + 1 face + 1 value (to define the size of the plane).</p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs7"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"><img src="pics/plane3.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="312px" height="385px" border="0" class="img_whs6"></font></span> </p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs5">Examples:</p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs5"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;"><I>Planes</I></span> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;"><I>A Plane created on a Plane of another size</I></span></p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <table x-use-null-cells cellspacing="0" width="72.604%" class="whs8"> <col class="whs9"> <col class="whs10"> <col class="whs11"> <tr valign="top" class="whs12"> <td width="32.089%" class="whs13"> <p class="whs2"><img src="pics/planes1.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="258px" height="249px" border="0" class="img_whs14"></td> <td width="32.008%" class="whs15"> <p class="whs2"><img src="pics/plane_on_face.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="291px" height="181px" border="0" class="img_whs16"></td> <td width="35.903%" class="whs17"> <p class="whs2"> </td></tr> </table> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs2">Our TUI Scripts provide you with useful examples of creation of <a href="basic_geometrical_objects.htm#bookmark6">Basic Geometric Objects</a>. </p> <p> </p> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"> <!-- if (window.writeIntopicBar) writeIntopicBar(0); 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