Interface Specification

The interface has a positive and negative side (although both are specified with the same geometry in the current implementation). The positive side is oriented in the positive Z direction and the negative side is oriented in the negative Z direction.

The current implementation of the interface object is only a preliminary version. Additional functionality and slots for additional information will be added later.

Interface Constructors

interface( Orientation, Geometry )

Returns

<interface> An interface object specifying the geometry, location, and orientation of the interface.

Orientation

<anchor> The location and orientation of the interface.

Geometry

<object> The object containing the geometry of the interface.

intfc2Anch( Interface, New-Orientation, Side )

Returns

<interface> A new interface with the location and orientation specified by the new-orientation. Generally used to position the interface on a part.

Interface

<interface> The original interface specification.

New-Orientation

<anchor> An anchor specifying the new location and orientation of the interface.

Side

<string> "+" (the positive side of the interface) or "-" (the negative side of the interface).

obj2Intfc( Interface, Object, Object-Anchor, Side )

Returns

<object> A copy of the object transformed with the object-anchor oriented in the direction of the interface. Generally used to orient a part relevant to the interface in an assembly.

Interface

<interface> The interface specification.

Object

<object> The object to be transformed.

Object-Anchor

<anchor> An anchor specifying the location and orientation of the interface on the object.

Side

<string> "+" (the positive side of the interface) or "-" (the negative side of the interface).

Interface Accessors

    <object>.<member_name>

Interface

Members:

geometry, anchor

Indexing:

None