HybridShapeCurvePar (Object)

Represents the hybrid shape curve parameter object.
Role: To access the data of the hybrid shape curve parameter object. This data includes:

Use the to create a HybridShapeCurvePar object.


Properties


Property CurveOffseted() As
Returns or sets the offset curve of the curve parameter object.
Sub-element(s) supported (see object): see or .
Example: 
 This example retrieves the offset curve of
 the hybShpCurvePar in offsetCrv.
 
 Dim offsetCrv As CATIAReference
 offsetCrv = hybShpCurvePar.CurveOffseted
Property CurveParLaw() As
Returns or sets the offset law.
Example:
This example retrieves in oLaw the offset law for the hybShpCurvePar hybrid shape feature. 
 Dim oLaw As Reference 
 Set oLaw = hybShpCurvePar.CurveParLaw
Property CurveParType() As
Returns or sets the corner type.
Legal values:
0
CATGSMCurvePar_Sharp. corner with angle.
1
CATGSMCurvePar_Round. round corner.
Example:
This example retrieves in oCurveParType the curve par type for the hybShpCurvePar hybrid shape feature. 
 oCurveParType = hybShpCurvePar.CurveParType
Property Geodesic() As
Returns or sets Geodesic mode.
Legal values: True Geodesic mode and False Euclidian mode .
Example: 
 This example sets that the geodesic mode of
 the hybShpCurvePar hybrid shape curve par feature to True.
 
 hybShpCurvePar.Geodesic = True
Property InvertDirection() As
Returns or sets the orientation.
Legal values: True True to invert this orientation and False False means that there is no invertion of the curve orientation (orientation is the vector product of the tangent of the curve by the normal on the support).
Example: 
 This example sets that the orientation of
 the hybShpCurvePar hybrid shape curve par feature to True.
 
 hybShpCurvePar.InvertDirection = True
Property InvertMappingLaw() As
Returns or sets the mapping orientation of the law (if offset is specified by a law).
Legal values: True Law is applied from the end to the beginning of the curve (mapping is inverted). False Law is applied from the beginning to the end of the curve (mapping is not inverted).
Example: 
 This example sets that the mapping orientation of
 the hybShpCurvePar hybrid shape curve par feature to True.
 
 hybShpCurvePar.InvertMappingLaw = True
Property KeepBothSides() As
Returns or sets the both sides mode of the curve parameter object.
Example: 
 This example retrieves the both sides mode of
 the hybShpCurvePar
 
 Dim bothSides As Boolean
 bothSides = hybShpCurvePar.KeepBothSides
Property LawType() As
Returns or sets the law type.
Legal values:
0
CATGSMBasicLawType_None. Undefined law type.
1
CATGSMBasicLawType_Constant. Constant law type.
2
CATGSMBasicLawType_Linear. Linear law type.
3
CATGSMBasicLawType_SType. S law type.
4
CATGSMBasicLawType_Advanced. Law specified by a GSD law feature.
Example:
This example retrieves in oLawType the law type for the hybShpCurvePar hybrid shape feature. 
 oLawType = hybShpCurvePar.LawType
Property MaximumDeviationValue() As
Sets or Gets the maximum deviation allowed for smoothing operation.
Sets in distance unit, it corresponds to the radius of a pipe around the input curve in which the result is allowed to be. This value must be set in SI unit (m).
Example: This example retrieves in DeviationValue the maximum deviation value for the CurvePar hybrid shape feature. 
 Dim DeviationValue As CATIALength
 Set DeviationValue = CurvePar.MaximumDeviationValue
Property Offset() As (Read Only)
Returns the offset parameter of the curve parameter object.
Example: 
 This example retrieves the offset parameter of
 the hybShpCurvePar in offsetParm.
 
 Dim offsetParm As CATIALength
 offsetParm = hybShpCurvePar.Offset
Property Offset2() As (Read Only)
Returns the second offset parameter of the curve parameter object.
Example: 
 This example retrieves the second offset parameter of
 the hybShpCurvePar in offsetParm.
 
 Dim offsetParm As CATIALength
 offsetParm = hybShpCurvePar.Offset2
Property OtherSide() As (Read Only)
Returns the other side of parallel curve if both sides mode is on.
Example: 
 This example retrieves the other side of
 the hybShpCurvePar
 
 Dim otherSide As CATIAReference
 Set otherSide = hybShpCurvePar.OtherSide
Property PassingPoint() As
Returns or sets the passing point of the curve parameter object.
Sub-element(s) supported (see object):
Example: 
 This example retrieves the offset curve of
 the hybShpCurvePar in offsetCrv.
 
 Dim PassingPoint As CATIAReference
 offsetCrv = hybShpCurvePar.PassingPoint
Property SmoothingType() As
Returns or sets the smoothing Type.
Smoothing type:
  • : 0 -> No Smoothing
  • : 2 -> G1 Smoothing : Enhance current continuity to tangent continuity
  • : 3 -> G2 Smoothing : Enhance current continuity to curvature continuity
Example: This example retrieves in SType the smoothing type for the CurvePar hybrid shape feature. 
 Dim SType As long
 Set SType = CurvePar.SmoothingType
Property Support() As
Returns or sets the support of the curve..
Example:
This example retrieves in oElem the support of the curve for the hybShpCurvePar hybrid shape feature. 
 Dim oElem As Reference 
 Set oElem = hybShpCurvePar.Support
Property p3DSmoothing() As
Returns or sets the '3D Smoothing' option. Role: To activate or not the 3D smoothing option Available only for tangent or curvature smoothing type TRUE : Smoothing performed without specifying support FALSE : Smoothing performed with specific support
Example: This example retrieves in 3DSmoothingOption the support for the Project hybrid shape feature. 
 Dim 3DSmoothingOption As boolean
 Set 3DSmoothingOption = Project.p3DSmoothing

Methods


Sub GetPlaneNormal( oNormal)
Returns the Normal of the plane created when the Support of the curve is not specified.
Parameters:
oNormal
Plane normal. It is returned as an array of three coordinates in SafeArrayVariant
Example:
This example retrieves in oNormal the normal of the hybShpCurvePar plane created. 
 Dim oNormal(2)
 hybShpCurvePar.GetPlaneNormal(oNormal)

You can access each normal coordinate as follows:

  • x is in oNormal(0)
  • y is in oNormal(1)
  • z is in oNormal(2)
Sub PutPlaneNormal( iNormal)
Sets the Normal of the plane created when the Support of the curve is not specified.
Parameters:
iNormal
iNormal[0]
The X Coordinate of the normal vector
iNormal[1]
The Y Coordinate of the normal vector
iNormal[2]
The Z Coordinate of the normal vector