AddNormalToCurveAtArcLengthRatio Method

Description

Adds a reference plane normal to a curve at the specified arc length ratio.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function AddNormalToCurveAtArcLengthRatio( _ ByVal Parent As Object, _ ByVal OrientationPlane As Object, _ ByVal ArcLengthRatio As Double, _ ByVal XAxisRotation As Double, _ ByVal normalOrientation As ReferenceElementConstants, _ ByVal arcLengthRatioOrigin As ReferenceElementConstants _ ) As AsmRefPlane

Visual Basic

Public Function AddNormalToCurveAtArcLengthRatio( _
   ByVal Parent As Object, _
   ByVal OrientationPlane As Object, _
   ByVal ArcLengthRatio As Double, _
   ByVal XAxisRotation As Double, _
   ByVal normalOrientation As ReferenceElementConstants, _
   ByVal arcLengthRatioOrigin As ReferenceElementConstants _
) As AsmRefPlane

Parameters

Parent

OrientationPlane

Specifies the plane to which the operation is oriented.

ArcLengthRatio

Specifies the arc length ratio.

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.

arcLengthRatioOrigin

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.

Remarks

This method creates a new reference plane normal to the specified curve. The new plane is created at a distance that is the percentage of the curve length along the curve.