SurfaceEvaluator.getNormalAtPoint Method
Parent Object:
SurfaceEvaluatorDefined in namespace "adsk::core" and the header file is <Core/Geometry/SurfaceEvaluator.h>
Description
Gets the surface normal at a point on the surface.
Syntax
"surfaceEvaluator_var" is a variable referencing a SurfaceEvaluator object.
(returnValue, normal) = surfaceEvaluator_var.getNormalAtPoint(point) |
#include <Core/Geometry/SurfaceEvaluator.h
// Declare the output arguments.
Ptr<Point3D> point;
Ptr<Vector3D> normal;
boolean returnValue = surfaceEvaluator_var->getNormalAtPoint(point, normal);
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Return Value
| boolean |
Returns true if the normal was successfully returned. |
Parameters
| point |
Point3D |
The point to return the normal at. For reliable results the point should lie on the surface. |
| normal |
Vector3D |
The output normal for the point on the surface. |
Version
Introduced in version August 2014
