<!doctype HTML public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Frameset//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Curve</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name="generator" content="RoboHelp by eHelp Corporation www.ehelp.com"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="default_ns.css"><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" title="WebHelpSplitCss"> <!-- if (navigator.appName !="Netscape") { document.write("<link rel='stylesheet' href='default.css'>");} //--> </script> <style type="text/css"> <!-- img_whs1 { border:none; width:20px; height:20px; border-style:none; } p.whs2 { font-size:12pt; } ul.whs3 { list-style:disc; } p.whs4 { font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; } p.whs5 { font-size:12pt; font-style:italic; margin-left:40px; } img_whs6 { border:none; width:312px; height:289px; float:none; border-style:none; } p.whs7 { font-size:12pt; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; } p.whs8 { font-size:12pt; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic; x-text-underline:off; text-decoration:none; } img_whs9 { border:none; float:none; width:310px; height:308px; border-style:none; } img_whs10 { border:none; width:313px; height:310px; float:none; border-style:none; } img_whs11 { border:none; float:none; width:291px; height:313px; border-style:none; } p.whs12 { font-size:12pt; margin-left:40px; } --> </style><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" title="WebHelpInlineScript"> <!-- function reDo() { if (innerWidth != origWidth || innerHeight != origHeight) location.reload(); } if ((parseInt(navigator.appVersion) == 4) && (navigator.appName == "Netscape")) { origWidth = innerWidth; origHeight = innerHeight; onresize = reDo; } onerror = null; //--> </script> <style type="text/css"> <!-- div.WebHelpPopupMenu { position:absolute; left:0px; top:0px; z-index:4; visibility:hidden; } p.WebHelpNavBar { text-align:right; } --> </style><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="whmsg.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="whver.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="whproxy.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="whutils.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2" src="whtopic.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"> <!-- if (window.gbWhTopic) { if (window.setRelStartPage) { addTocInfo("Geometry module\nCreating geometrical objects\nCreating Basic Geometric Objects\nCurve"); addButton("show",BTN_IMG,"Show","","","","",0,0,"whd_show0.gif","whd_show2.gif","whd_show1.gif"); addButton("hide",BTN_IMG,"Hide","","","","",0,0,"whd_hide0.gif","whd_hide2.gif","whd_hide1.gif"); } 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><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font size=4 style="font-size:14pt;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><img src="image32.gif" width="20px" height="20px" border="0" class="img_whs1"> </b></font></span>Curve</h1> <p>To create a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Curve</B></span> in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Main Menu</B></span> select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>New Entity - > Basic - > Curve</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 </font></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"><B>Curve</B></font></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"> in the 3D space. Each time you define it by a list of </font></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"><B>Points</B></font></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"> through which the curve passes. The three </font></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"><B>Curve Construction</B></font></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"> menu choices correspond to three possible types of curves: Polyline, Besier or B-spline (Interpolated). </font></span></p> <p class="whs2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The</span> Result <span style="font-weight: normal;">of each operation will be a</span></b> GEOM_Object (edge).</font></span></p> <p> </p> <p class="whs2"><b style="font-weight: bold;">TUI Commands:</b> </p> <ul type="disc" class="whs3"> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><span style="font-style: italic;"><I>geompy.MakePolyline(ListOfShapes)</I></span></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><span style="font-style: italic;"><I>geompy.MakeBezier(ListOfShapes)</I></span></p></li> <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs2"><span style="font-style: italic;"><I>geompy.MakeInterpol(ListOfShapes)</I></span></p></li> </ul> <p class="whs2">ListOfShape is a list of points through which the curve passes.</p> <p class="whs2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Arguments:</b> Name + at least 2 points which will serve as nodes on the curve.</font></span></p> <p class="whs4"> </p> <p class="whs5"><img src="pics/curve.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="312px" height="289px" border="0" class="img_whs6"> </p> <p class="whs4"> </p> <p class="whs7">Examples:</p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs8">Polyline <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; x-text-underline: off; /*begin!kadov{{*/ text-decoration: none; /*}}end!kadov*/ "><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"><I><B> Bezier B-Spline</B></I></font></span></p> <p class="whs2"><img src="pics/polyline.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="310px" height="308px" border="0" class="img_whs9"> <img src="pics/bezier.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="313px" height="310px" border="0" class="img_whs10"> <img src="pics/interpol.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="291px" height="313px" border="0" class="img_whs11"></p> <p class="whs12"> </p> <p class="whs2">Our TUI Scripts provide you with useful examples of creation of <a href="basic_geometrical_objects.htm#bookmark4">Basic Geometric Objects</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"> <!-- if (window.writeIntopicBar) writeIntopicBar(0); //--> </script> </body> </html>