AddNormalToCurveAtKeyPoint Method

Description

Adds a reference plane normal to a curve at a specified keypoint.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function AddNormalToCurveAtKeyPoint( _ ByVal Curve As Object, _ ByVal OrientationPlane As Object, _ ByVal KeyPoint As Object, _ ByVal KeyPointTypeConstant As KeyPointType, _ ByVal XAxisRotation As Double, _ ByVal normalOrientation As ReferenceElementConstants, _ ByVal selectedCurveEnd As ReferenceElementConstants, _ Optional ByVal Local As Variant, _ Optional ByVal ParentCurve As Variant _ ) As RefPlane

Visual Basic

Public Function AddNormalToCurveAtKeyPoint( _
   ByVal Curve As Object, _
   ByVal OrientationPlane As Object, _
   ByVal KeyPoint As Object, _
   ByVal KeyPointTypeConstant As KeyPointType, _
   ByVal XAxisRotation As Double, _
   ByVal normalOrientation As ReferenceElementConstants, _
   ByVal selectedCurveEnd 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.

KeyPoint

Specifies a reference to a vertex on a part edge or curve through which the plane passes.

KeyPointTypeConstant

Value	Description
igKeyPointCallback	Keypoint Type - Callback
igKeyPointCenter	Keypoint Type - Center
igKeyPointEnd	Keypoint Type - End
igKeyPointHorizontalSilhouette	Keypoint Type - Horizontal Silhouette
igKeyPointInteriorNode	Keypoint Type - Interior Node
igKeyPointInteriorPole	Keypoint Type - Interior Pole
igKeyPointMajorAxis	Keypoint Type - Major Axis
igKeyPointMiddle	Keypoint Type - Middle
igKeyPointMinorAxis	Keypoint Type - Minor Axis
igKeyPointNonDefining	Keypoint Type - Non-defining
igKeyPointPointOnly	Keypoint Type - Point Only
igKeyPointStart	Keypoint Type - Start
igKeyPointVerticalSilhouette	Keypoint Type - Vertical Silhouette

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.

selectedCurveEnd

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

Local

ParentCurve

Remarks

The new plane is created to pass through the specified keypoint.