findProfilePlane()

Synopsis

Returns the normal vector and center point for a plane that contains a list of input curve parts .

Syntax

findProfilePlane ( curves As List ) As List 

Argument	Type	Description
curve	List	This is a list of curve parts that form a profile. The curves should all be in the same plane, or an error will occur.

Example 1

Parts defined for both examples

Child Line_1 As Line
    thruPoint1 = point(0,0,0)
    thruPoint2 = point(1,0,0)
End Child

Child Line_2 As Line
    thruPoint1 = point(1,0,0)
    thruPoint2 = point(1,1,0)
End Child

Child Line_3 As Line
    thruPoint1 = point(1,1,0)
    thruPoint2 = point(1,1,1)
End Child

Intent >findProfilePlane({Line_1, Line_2}) 
--> {Point_(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, WorldFrame()), Vector_(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, WorldFrame())}

This result says that the two lines form a profile on the x, y plane.

Example 2

Intent >findProfilePlane({Line_1, Line_2, Line_3}) 

Result: error

This causes an error because the third line does not lie in the same plane as the other two