Cone Object


Description

The Cone object. The object is a transient mathematical object and is not displayed graphically.

Methods

Name Description
Copy Creates a copy of this Cone object. The result is entirely independent and can be edited without affecting the original Cone object.
GetConeData Get the data defining this cone.
PutConeData Method that sets the data defining this cone.

Properties

Name Description
AxisVector Specifies the direction of the axis of the cone.
BasePoint Specifies the base of the cone.
Evaluator Gets the surface evaluator for this cone.
HalfAngle Specifies the taper angle of the cone. This is the angle measured from the axis to the side of the cone.
IsExpanding Indicates whether the taper of the cone is expanding outwards or inwards in the direction of the axis vector. If True and the HalfAngle is positive, then the cone is expanding outward along the axis vector.
Radius Specifies the radius of the cone at the base point.

Accessed From

Cone.Copy, TransientGeometry.CreateCone

Version

Introduced in version 4