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IGetClosestPointOn Method (ISurface)

Uses the X,Y,Z input point to determine the closest point on the surface.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function IGetClosestPointOn( _
   ByVal X As System.Double, _
   ByVal Y As System.Double, _
   ByVal Z As System.Double _
) As System.Double
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As ISurface
Dim X As System.Double
Dim Y As System.Double
Dim Z As System.Double
Dim value As System.Double
 
value = instance.IGetClosestPointOn(X, Y, Z)
C# 
System.double IGetClosestPointOn( 
   System.double X,
   System.double Y,
   System.double Z
)
C++/CLI 
System.double IGetClosestPointOn( 
&   System.double X,
&   System.double Y,
&   System.double Z
) 

Parameters

X

x coordinate of the approximate position on the surface

Y

y coordinate of the approximate position on the surface

Z

z coordinate of the approximate position on the surface

Return Value

  • in-process, unmanaged C++: Pointer to an array of 5 doubles containing the (x,y,z) coordinates and the (u,v) parameters of the point on the surface
  • VBA, VB.NET, C#, and C++/CLI: Not supported

    See In-process Methods for details about this type of method.

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    See Also

    Availability

    SOLIDWORKS 2001 FCS, Revision Number 9.0


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