Plane Constructors Functions

This function lets you manage the creation of planes by defining the formulae using plane constructors.

This page discusses:

plane
plane
plane
plane
plane
planeangle
planemean
planenormal
planeoffset
planeoffset
planetangent

plane

Creates a plane from its equation aX+bY+cZ=d.

Signature

plane(a : Real, b : Real, c : Real, d : LENGTH) : Plane

Arguments


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
`a`	In	Yes	Real	-
`b`	In	Yes	Real	-
`c`	In	Yes	Real	-
`d`	In	Yes	LENGTH	-

ReturnType

Plane

plane

Creates a plane through two lines.

Signature

plane(Line, Line) : Plane

Arguments


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

ReturnType

Plane

plane

Creates a plane through a point and a line.

Signature

plane(Point, Line) : Plane

Arguments


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

ReturnType

Plane

plane

Creates a plane through a planar curve.

Signature

plane(Curve) : Plane

Arguments


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

ReturnType

Plane

plane

Creates a plane through three points.

Signature

plane(Point, Point, Point) : Plane

Arguments


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

ReturnType

Plane

planeangle

Creates an angle plane. Set the boolean orientation to false to change the side of the created plane regarding the reference plane.

Signature

planeangle(pln : Plane, axis : Line, angle : ANGLE, orientation : Boolean) : Plane

Arguments


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
`pln`	In	Yes	Plane	-
`axis`	In	Yes	Line	-
`angle`	In	Yes	ANGLE	-
`orientation`	In	Yes	Boolean	-

ReturnType

Plane

planemean

Computes a mean plane from a set of points.

Signature

planemean([Point, ..]) : Plane

Arguments


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
	In	No	Point	-

ReturnType

Plane

planenormal

Creates a plane normal to a curve at a given point.

Signature

planenormal(Curve, Point) : Plane

Arguments


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

ReturnType

Plane

planeoffset

Creates an offset plane from another passing through a point.

Signature

planeoffset(Plane, Point) : Plane

Arguments


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

ReturnType

Plane

planeoffset

Creates an offset plane from another at a given distance. Set the boolean orientation to false to change the side of the created plane regarding the reference plane.

Signature

planeoffset(Plane, offset : LENGTH, orientation : Boolean) : Plane

Arguments


Name	Input / Output	Required?	Type	Comment
	In	Yes	Plane	-
`offset`	In	Yes	LENGTH	-
`orientation`	In	Yes	Boolean	-

ReturnType

Plane

planetangent

Creates a plane tangent to a surface at a given point.

Signature

planetangent(Surface, Point) : Plane

Arguments


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

ReturnType

Plane