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GetClosestPointOn Method (IFace2)

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

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function GetClosestPointOn( _
   ByVal X As System.Double, _
   ByVal Y As System.Double, _
   ByVal Z As System.Double _
) As System.Object
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IFace2
Dim X As System.Double
Dim Y As System.Double
Dim Z As System.Double
Dim value As System.Object
 
value = instance.GetClosestPointOn(X, Y, Z)
C# 
System.object GetClosestPointOn( 
   System.double X,
   System.double Y,
   System.double Z
)
C++/CLI 
System.Object^ GetClosestPointOn( 
&   System.double X,
&   System.double Y,
&   System.double Z
) 

Parameters

X

X value of the input point

Y

Y value of the input point

Z

Z value of the input point

Return Value

Array of five doubles representing the X,Y,Z point on the face followed by the U, V parameter on the face that is closest to the input point

Example

Remarks

This method returns only one point, regardless of how many points achieve the minimum distance.

 

See Also

Availability

SOLIDWORKS 2001Plus FCS, Revision Number 10.0


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