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GetBodyOutline2 Method (IModeler)

Gets the curves that form the outline of a body.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function GetBodyOutline2( _
   ByVal BodyList As Object, _
   ByVal Direction As MathVector, _
   ByVal Tolerance As Double, _
   ByVal ProjectOnPlane As Boolean, _
   ByRef Curves As Object, _
   ByRef TopolEntities As Object, _
   ByRef Outline As Object _
) As Integer
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IModeler
Dim BodyList As Object
Dim Direction As MathVector
Dim Tolerance As Double
Dim ProjectOnPlane As Boolean
Dim Curves As Object
Dim TopolEntities As Object
Dim Outline As Object
Dim value As Integer
 
value = instance.GetBodyOutline2(BodyList, Direction, Tolerance, ProjectOnPlane, Curves, TopolEntities, Outline)
C# 
int GetBodyOutline2( 
   object BodyList,
   MathVector Direction,
   double Tolerance,
   bool ProjectOnPlane,
   out object Curves,
   out object TopolEntities,
   out object Outline
)
C++/CLI 
int GetBodyOutline2( 
&   Object^ BodyList,
&   MathVector^ Direction,
&   double Tolerance,
&   bool ProjectOnPlane,
&   [Out] Object^ Curves,
&   [Out] Object^ TopolEntities,
&   [Out] Object^ Outline
)

Parameters

BodyList
Array of bodies
Direction

IMathVector direction of view

Tolerance

Tolerance (Parasolid default 0.00001)

ProjectOnPlane
True to project the curves onto a plane, false to not (see Remarks)
Curves

Array of 3D trimmed curves that form the outline

TopolEntities
Array of topological entities associated with the outline
Outline
Array of integers indicating which curves belong to which outline

Return Value

Number of curves that form the outline

Example

Remarks

When rendered, the array of curves returned in Curves might not display as a continuous outline of the body. 

To close gaps:

  1. Call this method with ProjectOnPlane = true.
  2. Post-process the array of curves returned in Curves to interpolate the end points of each curve to generate a continuous outline of the body. See the examples.
 

See Also

Availability

SolidWorks 2012 FCS, Revision Number 20.0


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