exampleSolids

exampleSolids demonstrates the solid kernel API.

This example provides the following tools

Boolean Tool: This tool shows how to use ElementGraphicsTool to write a tool for doing boolean operations between elements using the solids kernel api. The base class provides a mechanism for caching geometry collected from elements. Extracting or converting element geometry is potentially an expensive operation; this is particularily true for breps. The geometry cache allows for efficient query operations to be done in the tool's _OnPostLocate method. This tool populates an ElementAgenda of elements that can be represented as surface or solid breps from a pick or selection set. When picking, the tool completes when a minimum of 2 elements have been selected, control can be held to pick additional elements. The tool also supports post-selection using drag select. The _OnElementModify method is used to delete the original elements after a successful boolean result and creation of a new smart solid or surface element.
Modify Face Tool: This tool shows how to use LocateSubEntityTool to write a tool for applying local operations to faces using the solids kernel api.
Modify Edge Tool: This tool shows how to use LocateSubEntityTool to write a tool for applying blends and chamfers to edges using the solids kernel api.
Sub-Entity Tool: This tool shows how to use LocateSubEntityTool to write a tool to identify faces, edges, or vertices of a solid or surface. This tool doesn't modify the element and allows both locked elements and reference elements to be selected. Accepting locked/reference elements would be appropriate for a query tool like measure distance, area, volume.

This example provides the following key-ins to demonstrate the above mentioned tools

EXAMPLE BOOLEAN UNION
EXAMPLE BOOLEAN DIFFERENCE
EXAMPLE BOOLEAN INTERSECTION
EXAMPLE BOOLEAN SEW
EXAMPLE SUBENTITY LOCATE
EXAMPLE FACE OFFSET
EXAMPLE FACE TRANSLATE
EXAMPLE FACE ROTATE
EXAMPLE FACE DELETE
EXAMPLE FACE HOLLOW
EXAMPLE EDGE ROUND
EXAMPLE EDGE CHAMFER