Function EvaluateAtPoint( _
   ByVal PositionX As Double, _
   ByVal PositionY As Double, _
   ByVal PositionZ As Double _
) As Object

Dim instance As ISurface
Dim PositionX As Double
Dim PositionY As Double
Dim PositionZ As Double
Dim value As Object
 
value = instance.EvaluateAtPoint(PositionX, PositionY, PositionZ)

object EvaluateAtPoint( 
   double PositionX,
   double PositionY,
   double PositionZ
)

Object^ EvaluateAtPoint( 
&   double PositionX,
&   double PositionY,
&   double PositionZ
) 

Parameters

PositionX

X position

PositionY

Y position

PositionZ

Z position

Return Value

This method calculates the normal, the principal directions, and the principal curvatures, of the surface at the specified point.

Use IFace2::FaceInSurfaceSense to check to see if the normal of the face is in the same direction or in the opposite direction of the surface normal.

The return value is the following array of eleven doubles:

[surfNorm[i, j, k], principalDir1[i, j, k], principalDir2[I, j, k], principalCurvature1, principalCurvature2 ]

where:

surfNorm[i, j, k] = normalized vector describing the surface normal

principalDir1[i, j, k] = normalized vector describing the first principal direction

principalDir2[i, j, k] = normalized vector describing the second principal direction

principalCurvature1 = first principal curvature

principalCurvature2 = second principal curvature

Principal Curvature 1 is the minimum normal curvature at the point (largest radius). Principal Curvature 2 is the maximum normal curvature at the point.

The tangent direction producing Principal Curvature 1 is called the first principal direction, and the tangent direction producing Principal Curvature 1 is called the second principal direction.

It is a property of differentiable surfaces that principalDir1 and principalDir2 are orthogonal.

A positive curvature by convention implies a centre of curvature on the side pointed away from by the surface normal (convex).

See "Faux and Pratt Computational Geometry for Design and Manufacture" for more information.