Line Constructors Functions

axis

Creates an axis as a type of Line when the input is given as a surface.

Signature

axis(sur : Surface) : Line

Arguments

The input surface can be a revolved surface around an axis or a portion of the revolved surface around an axis.


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
`sur`	In	Yes	Surface	Swapped cells created through BRep selection mechanism cannot be used as an input.

ReturnType

Line

Example

Geometrical Set.2\Line.17 = axis(`Geometrical Set.1\Revolute.1`)

axis

Creates an axis as a type of Line when the input is given as a curve.

Signature

axis(crv : Curve) : Line

Arguments

The input curve can be a circle or a portion of a circle, an ellipse or a portion of an ellipse; or an oblong curve.


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
`crv`	In	Yes	Curve	Swapped cells created through BRep selection mechanism cannot be used as an input.

ReturnType

Line

Example

Geometrical Set.2\Line.19 = axis(`Geometrical Set.1\Circle.2`)

binormal

Creates a line normal to a curve at a given point. The line is created in the plane which is orthogonal to the tangent vector.

Signature

binormal(crv : Curve, pt : Point) : Line

Arguments


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
`crv`	In	Yes	Curve	-
`pt`	In	Yes	Point	-

ReturnType

Line

Example

Geometrical Set.1\Line.8 =

binormal (`Geometrical Set.1\Spline.1`, `Geometrical Set.1\Point.6`)

inertiaAxis

Enables you to determine the inertia axis of a body.

Signature

inertiaAxis(rank : Integer [, Body, ..]) : Line

Arguments


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
`rank`	In	Yes	Integer	-
	In	No	Body	-

ReturnType

Line

Example

Geometrical Set.1\Line.9 = inertiaAxis (1 ,`PartBody`)

line

Creates a line passing through a point and parallel to a direction. The third and fourth arguments are used to specify the start and end points. The last argument allows you to reverse the direction of the line.

Signature

line(pt : Point, dir : Direction, start : LENGTH, end : LENGTH, orientation : Boolean) : Line

Arguments


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
`pt`	In	Yes	Point	-
`dir`	In	Yes	Direction	-
`start`	In	Yes	LENGTH	-
`end`	In	Yes	LENGTH	-
`orientation`	In	Yes	Boolean	-

ReturnType

Line

Example

Geometrical Set.1\Line.13 = line

(`Geometrical Set.1\Point.2` , direction (`zx plane`), 0mm, 20mm, false)

line

Creates a line from two points.

Signature

line(Point, Point) : Line

Arguments


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
	In	Yes	Point	-
	In	Yes	Point	-

ReturnType

Line

Example

Geometrical Set.\Line_Point_Point = line

(`Geometrical Set.1\Point.1`, `Geometrical Set.1\Point.2`)

lineangle

Creates a line passing through a point, tangent to a surface and making a given angle with a curve. When the geodesic argument is set to true, a geodesic line is created (projected) onto the surface.

Signature

lineangle(crv : Curve, sur : Surface, pt : Point, geodesic : Boolean, start : LENGTH, end : LENGTH, angle : ANGLE, orientation : Boolean) : Line

Arguments


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
`crv`	In	Yes	Curve	-
`sur`	In	Yes	Surface	-
`pt`	In	Yes	Point	-
`geodesic`	In	Yes	Boolean	-
`start`	In	Yes	LENGTH	-
`end`	In	Yes	LENGTH	-
`angle`	In	Yes	ANGLE	-
`orientation`	In	Yes	Boolean	-

ReturnType

Line

Example

Geometrical Set.1\Line.1 = lineangle (Geometrical Set.1\Spline.1 ,

Geometrical Set.1\Extrude.1 , Geometrical Set.1\Point.4,

false, 0mm, 50mm, 80deg, false)

linenormal

Creates a line normal to a surface at a given point.

Signature

linenormal(sur : Surface, pt : Point, start : LENGTH, end : LENGTH, orientation : Boolean) : Line

Arguments


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
`sur`	In	Yes	Surface	-
`pt`	In	Yes	Point	-
`start`	In	Yes	LENGTH	-
`end`	In	Yes	LENGTH	-
`orientation`	In	Yes	Boolean	-

ReturnType

Line

Example

linenormal = linenormal (`Geometrical Set.1\Extrude.1`,

`Geometrical Set.1\Point.2` ,10mm,16mm, true)

linetangent

Creates a line tangent to a curve at a given point.

Signature

linetangent(crv : Curve, pt : Point, start : LENGTH, end : LENGTH, orientation : Boolean) : Line

Arguments


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
`crv`	In	Yes	Curve	-
`pt`	In	Yes	Point	-
`start`	In	Yes	LENGTH	-
`end`	In	Yes	LENGTH	-
`orientation`	In	Yes	Boolean	-

ReturnType

Line

Example

Geometrical Set.1\Line.11 = linetangent

(`Geometrical Set.1\Spline.1`, `Geometrical Set.1\Point.6`,0mm, 30mm, true)

mainnormal

Creates a line normal to a curve at a given point. The line is created in the plane which contains the tangent vector.

Signature

mainnormal(crv : Curve, pt : Point) : Line

Arguments


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
`crv`	In	Yes	Curve	-
`pt`	In	Yes	Point	-

ReturnType

Line

Example

Geometrical Set.1\Line.10 = mainnormal

(`Geometrical Set.1\Spline.1`, `Geometrical Set.1\Point.6`)