HM_ExtAPI::SurfaceCylinderGetData()

Syntax

bool SurfaceCylinderGetData(
const HM_EntityGeometrySurface & surface,
HM_Point& center_point,
HM_Vector& unit_axis,
HM_Vector& unit_origin_dir,
double& radius,
double& axis_vfactor
);

Type

HyperMesh Ext API Function

Description

The function expects that the type of surface object is HM_ExtAPI::CYLINDER(). Application should call the function HM_ExtAPI::GeomSurfaceGetType() to verify the type before calling SurfaceCylinderGetData function.

The points on the surface of the cylinder can be calculated parametrically as

S(U, V) = C + R ( p cos U + [n X p] sin U ) + ε n V,

The following table summarizes correspondence of the parameters used in the equation to parameters returned by the function SurfaceCylinderGetData.

If the function succeeds, the return value is true. If the function fails, the return value is false. To get extended value information, call HM_ExtAPI::GetLastErrorCode().

Requires including hm_extapi.h.

Inputs

surface

[in] - Handle to surface object that was returned by previous calls to API functions.

center_point

[out] - Center point of the circular cross section at cylinder base.

unit_axis

[out] - Unit length axis vector normal to the plane of the ellipse that defines the cone.

unit_axis

[out] - Unit length cylinder axis vector.

unit_origin_dir

[out] - Unit length vector in the plane of the cylinder circular cross section that defines position of the circle corresponding to U=0 parameter. This vector is normal to the vector unit_axis.

radius

[out] - Cylinder radius.

axis_vfactor

[out] - The factor that defines the rate of the change of the cylinder height corresponding to the changes of V parameter (see Description above).

Errors

None.