SurfaceEvaluator.getNormalsAtPoints Method

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

Description

Gets the surface normal at a number of positions on the surface.

Syntax

Python
C++

"surfaceEvaluator_var" is a variable referencing a SurfaceEvaluator object.

(returnValue, normals) = surfaceEvaluator_var.getNormalsAtPoints(points)


#include <Core/Geometry/SurfaceEvaluator.h

// Declare the output arguments.
Point3D[] points;
Vector3D[] normals;
boolean returnValue = surfaceEvaluator_var->getNormalsAtPoints(points, normals);

Return Value

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

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
points	Point3D[]	The array of points to return the normal at. For reliable results each point should lie on the surface.
normals	Vector3D[]	The output array of normals for each point on the surface. The length of this array will be the same as the length of the points array provided.

Version

Introduced in version August 2014