SurfaceEvaluator.getCurvatures Method

Parent Object: SurfaceEvaluator
Defined in namespace "adsk::core" and the header file is <Core/Geometry/SurfaceEvaluator.h>

Description

Get the curvature values at a number of parameter positions on the surface.

Syntax

Python
C++

"surfaceEvaluator_var" is a variable referencing a SurfaceEvaluator object.

(returnValue, maxTangents, maxCurvatures, minCurvatures) = surfaceEvaluator_var.getCurvatures(parameters)


#include <Core/Geometry/SurfaceEvaluator.h

// Declare the output arguments.
Point2D[] parameters;
Vector3D[] maxTangents;
double[] maxCurvatures;
double[] minCurvatures;
boolean returnValue = surfaceEvaluator_var->getCurvatures(parameters, maxTangents, maxCurvatures, minCurvatures);

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	Returns true if the curvatures were successfully returned.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
parameters	Point2D[]	The array of parameter positions to return curvature information at. Each parameter position must be with the range of the parameter extents as verified by isParameterOnFace.
maxTangents	Vector3D[]	The output array of directions of maximum curvature at each position on the surface. The length of this array will be the same as the length of the parameters array provided.
maxCurvatures	double[]	The output array of the magnitude of the maximum curvature at each position on the surface. The length of this array will be the same as the length of the parameters array provided.
minCurvatures	double[]	The output array of the magnitude of the minimum curvature at each position on the surface. The minimum curvature direction is perpendicular to the maximum curvature tangent directions. The length of this array will be the same as the length of the parameters array provided.

Version

Introduced in version August 2014