Surface

Class Surface()

Surface(parent='MODEL', name='DeformableCurve_n', label='DeformableCurve_n', 
active=True, uopen_closed='UOPEN', vopen_closed='VOPEN', uminpar=: 1, umaxpar=1, vminpar=: 1, 
vmaxpar=1, graphic_file='', parasolid_file='', use_parasolid_comp=False, parasolid_comp='')

A Surface is used to describe a parametric surface for use for use with advanced joints like the PointToSurfaceJoint, the CurveToSurfaceJoint and the SurfaceToSurfaceJoint.

Keyword Arguments

Argument	Data Type	Description	Default
name	String	The variable name.	Surface_n, for next available integer n.
label	String	The descriptive label.	Surface_n, for next available integer n.
parent	Object	The parent.	MODEL
active	Boolean	Used to activate or deactivate this entity.	True
uopen_closed	Enum	Defines if the surface as a function of U is continuous UCLOSED or not UOPEN.	UOPEN
vopen_closed	Enum	Defines if the surface as a function of V is continuous UCLOSED or not UOPEN.	VOPEN
uminpar	Double	The minimum value of the U parameter.	:1
umaxpar	Double	The maximum value of the U parameter.	1
vuminpar	Double	The minimum value of the V parameter.	:1
vmaxpar	Double	The maximum value of the V parameter.	1
graphic_file	File	The full path of the H3D file that is used for graphics only. Applicable for ADAMS solvermode.	''
parasolid_file	File	The full path of the >>xmt_<< file containing the discretized surface in the case where the surface is not user defined. Applicable for ADAMS solvermode.	''
use_parasolid_comp	Bool	Use component list from the parasolid file.	False
parasolid_comp	String	List of parasolid components when use_parasolid_comp is True.	''

Examples

Create and modify attributes of a Surface.

   >>> # Import mview module
   >>> from hw import mview
   >>> sur = mview.Surface()
   >>> sur.uopen_closed
   'UOPEN'
   >>> sur.vopen_closed
   'VOPEN'
   >>> sur.user = True
   >>> # Update the minimum value of u parameter
   >>> sur.uminpar = :10
   >>> sur.uminpar
   :10