AddNormalToCurveAtDistanceAlongCurve Method

Description

Adds a reference plane normal to a curve at a specified distance along the curve.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function AddNormalToCurveAtDistanceAlongCurve( _ ByVal Curve As Object, _ ByVal OrientationPlane As Object, _ ByVal Distance As Double, _ ByVal XAxisRotation As Double, _ ByVal normalOrientation As ReferenceElementConstants, _ ByVal distanceOrigin As ReferenceElementConstants, _ Optional ByVal Local As Variant, _ Optional ByVal ParentCurve As Variant _ ) As RefPlane

Visual Basic

Public Function AddNormalToCurveAtDistanceAlongCurve( _
   ByVal Curve As Object, _
   ByVal OrientationPlane As Object, _
   ByVal Distance As Double, _
   ByVal XAxisRotation As Double, _
   ByVal normalOrientation As ReferenceElementConstants, _
   ByVal distanceOrigin As ReferenceElementConstants, _
   Optional ByVal Local As Variant, _
   Optional ByVal ParentCurve As Variant _
) As RefPlane

Parameters

Curve

OrientationPlane

Specifies the plane to which the operation is oriented.

Distance

Specifies the distance.

XAxisRotation

Specifies the x-axis rotation angle.

normalOrientation

Value	Description
ig3PointPlane
igAngular
igAtAngleToSurfaceAtKeypoint
igCurveEnd
igCurveStart
igFlipNormal
igNormalSide
igNormalToCurve
igNormalToCurveAtArcLengthRatio
igNormalToCurveAtDistance
igNormalToCurveAtDistanceAlongCurve
igNormalToCurveAtKeyPoint
igParallel
igParallelThroughPoint	Unsupported Internal type.
igPivotEnd
igPivotStart
igPlaneAlignX
igPlaneAlignY
igPlaneByMirror
igPlaneFlipHorizontal
igPlaneFlipVertical
igPlaneRotateLeft
igPlaneRotateRight
igRefEleInit
igReverseNormalSide
igTangentToFace
igTangentToSurfaceAtAngle
igTangentToSurfaceAtKeypoint

Member of the ReferenceElementConstants constant set that specifies the normal orientation.

distanceOrigin

Value	Description
ig3PointPlane
igAngular
igAtAngleToSurfaceAtKeypoint
igCurveEnd
igCurveStart
igFlipNormal
igNormalSide
igNormalToCurve
igNormalToCurveAtArcLengthRatio
igNormalToCurveAtDistance
igNormalToCurveAtDistanceAlongCurve
igNormalToCurveAtKeyPoint
igParallel
igParallelThroughPoint	Unsupported Internal type.
igPivotEnd
igPivotStart
igPlaneAlignX
igPlaneAlignY
igPlaneByMirror
igPlaneFlipHorizontal
igPlaneFlipVertical
igPlaneRotateLeft
igPlaneRotateRight
igRefEleInit
igReverseNormalSide
igTangentToFace
igTangentToSurfaceAtAngle
igTangentToSurfaceAtKeypoint

Member of the ReferenceElementConstants constant set that specifies the curve end.

Local

ParentCurve

Remarks

The new plane is created at the specified distance along the curve.