Angle Between: ANGLEBETWEEN( <vector>, <vector>)
Returns the value of the angle in degrees between the two vectors. The two parameters must be expressions that evaluate to a vector type. To get the vector from a feature, for example, you need to use the feature ID followed by the .IJK extension. See the example below:
F1 =GENERIC/POINT,DEPENDENT,CARTESIAN,$ NOM/XYZ,<3,3,3>,$ MEAS/XYZ,<3,3,3>,$ NOM/IJK,<1,0,0>,$ MEAS/IJK,<1,0,0> F2 =GENERIC/POINT,DEPENDENT,CARTESIAN,$ NOM/XYZ,<10,10,10>,$ MEAS/XYZ,<10,10,10>,$ NOM/IJK,<0,0,1>,$ MEAS/IJK,<0,0,1> ASSIGN/V1=F1.IJK ASSIGN/V2=F2.IJK ASSIGN/V3=ANGLEBETWEEN(V1,V2) COMMENT/OPER,NO,FULL SCREEN=NO,AUTO-CONTINUE=NO, "The angle between "+V1+" and "+V2+" is: "+V3
Cross Product: CROSS(<Point>, <Point>)
Return value is of type point and is the unit vector in the direction of the cross product of the first and second expressions.
Vector Offset: DELTA(<Point>, <Point>, <Double>)
The function takes the first expression (Point) and calculates a new point in the direction of the second expression (vector) at an offset of the third expression. For example, DELTA(MPOINT(0,0,0),MPOINT(1,0,0),10) returns the point 10,0,0.
Dot Product: DOT(<Point>, <Point>)
Returns the dot product of the two points (vectors).
Unit Vector: UNIT(<Point>)
Returns the point divided by its length. For example, UNIT(MPOINT(0,0,0)) returns the point 0,0,1.
Point Coercion: MPOINT(<Expression1>, <Expression2>, <Expression3>)
Coerces the three expressions to a type Point.
V1.X has a value of 2.5
V1.Y has a value of 3.6
V1.Z has a value of 4.0
See "Point Coercion".