DeriveFeature.getSourceEntity Method

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

Description

Method that returns the source entity for a derived entity.

Syntax

"deriveFeature_var" is a variable referencing a DeriveFeature object.
returnValue = deriveFeature_var.getSourceEntity(derivedEntity)
"deriveFeature_var" is a variable referencing a DeriveFeature object.

#include <Fusion/Features/DeriveFeature.h>

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

#include <Fusion/Features/DeriveFeature.h>

returnValue = deriveFeature_var->getSourceEntity(derivedEntity);

Return Value

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

Parameters

Name Type Description
derivedEntity Base Input an entity (e.g. a BRepBody, MeshBody, Sketch, SketchEntity, ConstructionPlane, Occurrence, Canvas etc.) that was derived by this DeriveFeature.

Version

Introduced in version January 2026