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Objects in DInsight models
Programmatically objects (sections) can be accessed via
ISection, which controls common properties of
an object and gives access to other interfaces related to geometry of
the object.
ISection of a top-level object of the model can be obtained either via query:
KernelCAD>GetModel>IModel>GetSection.
ISection of a child object can be obtained from ISection of its parent with a
call to GetChild method.
Any object (section) in DInsight model has coordinate axes associated with it,
which is called Local Frame of the object. All
sections have ShowLocalFrame Boolean
property, which controls visibility of the local frame If
ShowLocalFrame is true, local axes are rendered in 3D views with triangular pointers.
Programmatically ShowLocalFrame can be managed via
ISection2 interface.
Available
types of objects include: 1.
Generic 3D Object (3DO)
2.
Surface Of Revolution (SOR)
3. Mesh Section
4. Line Strips
5. Point Sets
6. Pipes and Curved Bars
7. BRep Sections
8. Overlays
9. BSpline BRep Sections
Notice: This list may be incomplete for versions later than 5.0
Types 1 to 8 are called native to KernelCAD mostly because of historical realsons
Objects of 3DS, SOR
and Pipe
type, have property called Geometrical
Resolution. Geometrical resolution
is a positive integer which determines how fine
is approximation of the surface. Increasing this number leads to a better surface rendering, but
also increases computational load on the machine. Common
practice is to make modifications of geometry in low resolution which
can be selected from few trials. On final stage the surface can be
displayed in high resolution. Geometrical resolution is set on per object basis
and is saved with the model. Geometrical resolution of the object can be modified
through Options dialog, accessible via Menu > Current Object > Options in 3D Debugger. Programmatically it
is accessible via ISection interface.
Note that reducing the resolution is a valid modeling technique, which
can offer a better rendering of the model. This is the case when modeling
soft objects like cushions in furniture or when the object has too many
edges which need to be made smooth. Se also Modeling Tips.
Sections keep array of child sections.
Query IArray
or IArray2
from ISection
to manipulate array of children of the section programmatically. A number of methods of IModel2 (Add(), AddNewItem() etc.) provide shortcuts for manipulation of the child section array
Sections are Items which have some geometry (surface, points of other properties which have parameters or coordinates) and local frame. The above array is separate from Array of Items
To modify color and reflective properties of an object, which has surface, query
IMaterial from the relevant
ISection.Color of line strips and point sets is set directly via
ISection>ISectionPointSet>GetColors()>IMatrixData>Set*(). It can be variable
To obtain dimensions of an objects access
Bounding Box property of
the section. It represents the smallest axis-aligned box containing the
section.
Sequence
ISection > IObject_KC
> Copy(iObject_KcOfAnotherSection) allows copying local frames and other
attributes like material between sections. This operation does not copy geometry
(meshed or parametric surface, lines or points) of the section
Parameters of native KernelCAD objects
Geometry of an object is defined by a set of relevant values, like
coordinate of a point in cross-section of a line or position of an axial
knot. These numbers, which have some geometrical meaning in DInsight
models are called Parameters. Programmatically parameter values are
represented by numbers of type double. Parameters belonging to different
objects ( like different edges of a surface patch ) are considered
different. Parameters are those values, which are accessible via edit
boxes in 3D Debugger. Programmatically parameters are accessed via
IElement interface.
Mesh Sections are not considered parametric objects.
See also: KernelCAD Models, IMetrics,
IBox
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