NurbsSurface.EvaluatePosition2
v4.0
Returns the Position, U tangent, V Tangent and Normal at a given
UV value in the same order as NurbsSurface.EvaluatePosition.
Note: This method must be used with scripting languages that don't
support arguments passed by reference such as JScript and
PerlScript. For more information on getting output arguments, see
About Output Argument
Arrays.
Object NurbsSurface.EvaluatePosition2( Double in_dUValue, Double in_dVValue ); |
oArray = NurbsSurface.EvaluatePosition2( UValue, VValue ); |
Array that contains SIVector3 objects representing the position, u tangent, v tangent and normal at the given UV.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| UValue | Double | The UValue at which we want to evaluate the surface. |
| VValue | Double | The VValue at which we want to evaluate the surface. |
/*
This example illustrates how to retreive the spatial position of a knot.
*/
var oSphere = ActiveSceneRoot.AddGeometry( "Sphere", "NurbsSurface" );
var oSurfaces = oSphere.ActivePrimitive.Geometry.Surfaces;
var oSurface = oSurfaces(0);
var aUKnotValues = new VBArray(oSurface.UKnots.Array);
var aVKnotValues = new VBArray(oSurface.VKnots.Array);
var aValues = new VBArray(oSurface.EvaluatePosition2( aUKnotValues.getItem(3), aVKnotValues.getItem(4)));
var oPosition = aValues.getItem(0);
var oUTangent = aValues.getItem(1);
var oVTangent = aValues.getItem(2);
var oNormal = aValues.getItem(3);
LogMessage( "Position: " + oPosition.x + ", " + oPosition.y + ", " + oPosition.z );
LogMessage( "Tan U: " + oUTangent.x + ", " + oUTangent.y + ", " + oUTangent.z );
LogMessage( "Tan V: " + oVTangent .x + ", " + oVTangent .y + ", " + oVTangent .z );
LogMessage( "Normal: " + oNormal.x + ", " + oNormal.y + ", " + oNormal.z );
//--------------------------------------------------
// Output of above script:
//INFO : "Position: -4.718447854656915e-16, -2.828427124746189, 2.8284271247461916"
//INFO : "Tan U: 1, 0, 1.8784326741201244e-16"
//INFO : "Tan V: -5.3007381947367376e-17, 0.706986783671791, 0.7072267583409271"
//INFO : "Normal: -1.3280270746201882e-16, -0.7072267583409272, 0.7069867836717909"
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