DeriveFeature.getDerivedEntity Method

Parent Object: DeriveFeature
Defined in namespace "adsk::fusion" and the header file is <Fusion/Features/DeriveFeature.h>

Description

Method that returns the derived entity for a source entity.

Syntax

"deriveFeature_var" is a variable referencing a DeriveFeature object.
returnValue = deriveFeature_var.getDerivedEntity(sourceEntity)
"deriveFeature_var" is a variable referencing a DeriveFeature object.

#include <Fusion/Features/DeriveFeature.h>

returnValue = deriveFeature_var->getDerivedEntity(sourceEntity);
"deriveFeature_var" is a variable referencing a DeriveFeature object.

#include <Fusion/Features/DeriveFeature.h>

returnValue = deriveFeature_var->getDerivedEntity(sourceEntity);

Return Value

Type Description
Base Returns the derived entity for the source entity or null if it failed.

Parameters

Name Type Description
sourceEntity Base Input an entity (e.g. a BRepBody, MeshBody, Sketch, SketchEntity, ConstructionPlane, Occurrence, Canvas etc.) from the sourceDesign that is derived by this DeriveFeature.

Version

Introduced in version January 2026