CADIntersectPlane Method

Description

Intersect the CAD model with a plane. For multiple intersection points, the point closest to the input point is returned. For surfaces, only the boundaries are intersected. Geometry that is on a hidden level or a hidden assembly component is not checked.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function CADIntersectPlane( _ ByVal planePointX As Double, _ ByVal planePointY As Double, _ ByVal planePointZ As Double, _ ByVal PlaneVectorI As Double, _ ByVal PlaneVectorJ As Double, _ ByVal PlaneVectorK As Double, _ ByVal geometryFilterFlags As ENUM_CAD_GEOMETRY_FILTER_FLAGS, _ ByVal vectorOption As ENUM_CAD_VECTOR_OPTION, _ ByVal surfaceBoundaryOption As ENUM_CAD_SURFACE_BOUNDARY_OPTION, _ ByRef pIntersectPointX As Double, _ ByRef pIntersectPointY As Double, _ ByRef pIntersectPointZ As Double, _ ByRef pIntersectVectorI As Double, _ ByRef pIntersectVectorJ As Double, _ ByRef pIntersectVectorK As Double, _ ByRef pCadHandle As CadHandle _ ) As ENUM_CAD_RESULT

Visual Basic

Public Function CADIntersectPlane( _
   ByVal planePointX As Double, _
   ByVal planePointY As Double, _
   ByVal planePointZ As Double, _
   ByVal PlaneVectorI As Double, _
   ByVal PlaneVectorJ As Double, _
   ByVal PlaneVectorK As Double, _
   ByVal geometryFilterFlags As ENUM_CAD_GEOMETRY_FILTER_FLAGS, _
   ByVal vectorOption As ENUM_CAD_VECTOR_OPTION, _
   ByVal surfaceBoundaryOption As ENUM_CAD_SURFACE_BOUNDARY_OPTION, _
   ByRef pIntersectPointX As Double, _
   ByRef pIntersectPointY As Double, _
   ByRef pIntersectPointZ As Double, _
   ByRef pIntersectVectorI As Double, _
   ByRef pIntersectVectorJ As Double, _
   ByRef pIntersectVectorK As Double, _
   ByRef pCadHandle As CadHandle _
) As ENUM_CAD_RESULT

Parameters

planePointX

planePointY

planePointZ

PlaneVectorI

PlaneVectorJ

PlaneVectorK

geometryFilterFlags

Value	Description
CAD_ALL_GEOMETRY	Test all geometry
CAD_CURVE_GEOMETRY	Only test curve geometry
CAD_POINT_GEOMETRY	Only test point geometry
CAD_SURFACE_GEOMETRY	Only test surface geometry

vectorOption

Value	Description
CAD_RETURN_NORMAL_TO_CURVES	Return the normal to curves or, for surface boundaries, the surface normal. The curve normal is defined as the curve's second derivative vector negated.
CAD_RETURN_TANGENT_TO_CURVES	Return the tangent to curves (including boundaries). This is the default option.

surfaceBoundaryOption

Value	Description
CAD_SURFACE_BOUNDARIES	For surfaces, constrain the result to the surface boundaries (inner or outer). Does not affect curves.
CAD_SURFACE_DEFAULT	For surfaces, constrain the result to the surface itself, within the surface boundaries. Does not affect curves. This is the default option.
CAD_SURFACE_OUTER_BOUNDARIES	For surfaces, constrain the result to the outer surface boundary. Does not affect curves.

pIntersectPointX

pIntersectPointY

pIntersectPointZ

pIntersectVectorI

pIntersectVectorJ

pIntersectVectorK

pCadHandle