Primitives (hwx.inspire.core)

Utilites to create parts with primitive shapes.

The supported primitive shapes are block, cone, polygon, ellipsoid, prism, sphere, torus and etc.

Public Methods

createCurves (self, points, **kwds)

createEmptyPart (self, **kwds)

createPointPart (self, **kwds)

createPolylines (self, points, **kwds)

createSheetCircle (self, radius=1, **kwds)

createSheetPolygon (self, radius=1, nsides=3, **kwds)

createSheetRectangle (self, x=1, y=1, **kwds)

createSolidBlock (self, x=1, y=1, z=1, **kwds)

createSolidCone (self, radius=1, height=1, semiangle=0, **kwds)

createSolidCylinder (self, radius=1, height=1, **kwds)

createSolidEllipsoid (self, xRadius=1, yRadius=0.5, zRadius=0.25, **kwds)

createSolidPrism (self, radius=1, height=1, nsides=20, blendradius=0, **kwds)

createSolidSphere (self, radius=1, **kwds)

createSolidTorus (self, majorRadius=1, minorRadius=0.5, **kwds)

Method Details

createCurves(self, points, **kwds)

Creates and returns a list of parts containing curve connecting the points.

If curve doesn’t self-intersect, will return a curve part.

If line does self-intersect, will return a curve part for each section.

param points:list of points to create curve. type points:list[Point],list[tuple],list[list] param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name… returns:Created curve part. rtype:list [Part]

createEmptyPart(self, **kwds)

Creates an empty part.

param **kwds:To set part properties like material, color, mass, name … returns:Created empty part. rtype:Part

createPointPart(self, **kwds)

Creates and returns a point part with a vertex feature.

Used to create a concentrated mass.

param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name … returns:Created point part. rtype:Part

createPolylines(self, points, **kwds)

Creates and returns a list of parts containing line that connects the points.

If the line doesn’t self-intersect, will returns a polyline part.

If the line does self-intersect, will contain a line part for each section.

param points:List of points to create line. type points:list[Point], list[tuple], list[list] param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name … returns:Created poly lines. rtype:list[Part]

createSheetCircle(self, radius=1, **kwds)

Create a new part containing a circle with centre at the origin in the xy plane.

param radius:Size in xy plane. Must be > 0. type radius:int, float param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name … returns:Created sheet part. rtype:Part

createSheetPolygon(self, radius=1, nsides=3, **kwds)

Create a new part containing a regular polygon with centre at the origin in the XY plane.

param radius:Size in xy plane. Must be > 0. type radius:int, float param nsides:Number of sides. Must be > 2. type nsides:int param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name … returns:Created sheet polygon part. rtype:Part

createSheetRectangle(self, x=1, y=1, **kwds)

Create a new part containing a rectangle with centre at the origin.

param x:Size in x. Must be > 0. type x:int, float param y:Size in y. Must be > 0. type y:int, float param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name … returns:Created sheet rectangle part. rtype:Part

createSolidBlock(self, x=1, y=1, z=1, **kwds)

Creates a new part containing a solid block with centre of the base at origin.

param x:Provide length. type x:int,float param y:Provide width. type y:int,float param z:Provide depth. type z:int, float param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name… returns:Created solid block. rtype:Part

createSolidCone(self, radius=1, height=1, semiangle=0, **kwds)

Create a new part containing a solid cone with centre of the base at origin.

param radius:Radius in xy plane. Must be > 0. type radius:int, float param height:Height in +z direction. Must be > 0. type height:int, float param semiangle:  Semiangle in +z axis. Must be > 0 < pi/2. type semiangle:float param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name … returns:Created solid cone. rtype:Part

createSolidCylinder(self, radius=1, height=1, **kwds)

Create a new part containing a solid cylinder with centre of the base at origin.

param radius:Radius to cylinder. Radius in the xy plane. Must be > 0. type radius:int,float param height:Height to cylinder. Height in the +z direction. Must be > 0. type height:int, float param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name … returns:Created solid cylinder. rtype:Part

createSolidEllipsoid(self, xRadius=1, yRadius=0.5, zRadius=0.25, **kwds)

Create a new part containing a solid ellipsoid with centre at the origin.

param xRadius:Size in x direction. Must be > 0. type xRadius:int, float param yRadius:Size in y direction. Must be > 0. type yRadius:int, float param zRadius:Size in z direction. Must be > 0. type zRadius:int, float param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name … returns:Created solid ellipsoid. rtype:Part

createSolidPrism(self, radius=1, height=1, nsides=20, blendradius=0, **kwds)

Create a new part containing a solid prism with centre of the base at origin.

param radius:Radius to solid prism in the xy plane. Must be > 0. type radius:int, float param height:Height to solid prism in the +z direction. type height:int, float param nsides:Number of facets. Must be > 2. type nsides:int param blendradius:  Radius to round the corners. type blendradius:  int, float param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name … returns:Created solid prism. rtype:Part

createSolidSphere(self, radius=1, **kwds)

Create a new part containing a solid sphere with centre at origin.

param radius:Radius in the xy plane. Must be > 0. type radius:int, float param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name … returns:Created solid sphere. rtype:Part

createSolidTorus(self, majorRadius=1, minorRadius=0.5, **kwds)

Create a new part containing a solid torus with centre at the origin.

param majorRadius:  Size in xy. Must be > 0. type majorRadius:  int, float param minorRadius:  Size in z. Must be < majorRadius. type minorRadius:  int, float param **kwds:Part properties like material, color, name … returns:Created solid torus. rtype:Part