RevolveFeatures.createInput Method

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

Description

Creates a new RevolveFeatureInput object that is used to specify the input needed to create a new revolve feature.

Syntax

"revolveFeatures_var" is a variable referencing a RevolveFeatures object.
returnValue = revolveFeatures_var.createInput(profile, axis, operation)
"revolveFeatures_var" is a variable referencing a RevolveFeatures object.

#include <Fusion/Features/RevolveFeatures.h>

returnValue = revolveFeatures_var->createInput(profile, axis, operation);

Return Value

Type Description
RevolveFeatureInput Returns the newly created RevolveFeatureInput object or null if the creation failed.

Parameters

Name Type Description
profile Base The profile argument can be a single Profile, a single planar face, or an ObjectCollection consisting of multiple profiles and planar faces. When an ObjectCollection is used all of the profiles and faces must be co-planar.

To create a surface (non-solid) revolution, you can use the createOpenProfile and createBRepEdgeProfile methods of the Component object to create an open profile. You also need to set the isSolid property of the returned RevolveFeatureInput property to False.
axis Base The axis can be a sketch line, construction axis, or linear edge. If it is not in the same plane as the profile, it is projected onto the profile plane.
operation FeatureOperations The operation type to perform.

Samples

Name Description
revolveFeatures.add Demonstrates creating a revolve feature using an angle extent.
Simple Revolve Feature Sample Creates a new revolve feature, resulting in a new component.

Version

Introduced in version August 2014