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SG_ARC structure

 

The SG_ARC structure is an arc presentation in the three-dimensional space.

 

 

Has the following fields

 

double               radius;        - arc radius

SG_VECTOR  normal;        - normal to the arc surface

SG_POINT       center;        - arc center

SG_POINT       begin;        - arc start point

SG_POINT       end;          - arc end point

double               begin_angle;   - arc beginning angle (in radians)

double               angle;                - arc opening angle (in radians)

 

Has the following methods (it is recommended to create arcs using one of the five arcs creating methods):

 

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bool FromThreePoints(const SG_POINT& begP, const SG_POINT& endP, const SG_POINT& midP, bool invert)

 

Description:

Creates an arc in space by three points.

 

Arguments:

begP - arc start point

endP - arc end point

midP - arc point

invert - if false an arc with midP is created; if true an arc is "inverted", i.e. an arch complementing the one with midP to a circle will be created

 

Returned value:

If the function fails returns false, otherwise - true.

 

Illustration:

 

 

 

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bool   FromCenterBeginEnd(const SG_POINT& cenP, const SG_POINT& begP,const SG_POINT& endP, bool invert)

 

Description:

Creates an arc in the space by three points.

 

Arguments:

cenP -  arc center

begP - arc start point

endP - arc end point

invert - if false an arc from begP to endP is created; if true the arc is "inverted", i.e. an arc from endP to begP is created

Returned value:

If the function fails returns false, otherwise - true.

 

Illustration:

 

 

 

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bool   FromBeginEndNormalRadius(const SG_POINT& begP,  const SG_POINT& endP, const SG_VECTOR& nrmlV, double rad, bool invert)

 

Description:

Creates an arc in the space by start and end points, normal and radius.

 

Arguments:

begP - arc start point

endP - arc end point

nrmlV - normal to an arc surface

rad - arc radius

invert - if false an arc from begP to endP is created; if true the arc is "inverted", i.e. an arc from endP to begP is created

 

Returned value:

If the function fails returns false, otherwise - true.

 

Illustration:

 

 

 

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bool   FromCenterBeginNormalAngle(const SG_POINT& cenP, const SG_POINT& begP, const SG_VECTOR& nrmlV, double ang)

 

Description:

Creates an arc in the space by the center, start point, normal and opening angle.

 

Arguments:

cenP - arc center

begP - arc start point

nrmlV - normal to an arch surface

ang - arc opening angle

 

Returned value:

If the function fails returns false, otherwise - true.

 

 

Illustration:

 

 

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bool   FromBeginEndNormalAngle(const SG_POINT& begP, const SG_POINT& endP,const SG_VECTOR& nrmlV, double ang)

 

Description:

Creates an arc in the space by the start and end points, normal and opening angle.

 

Arguments:

cenP - arc center

begP - arc start point

nrmlV - normal to an arch surface

ang - arc opening angle

 

Returned value:

If the function fails returns false, otherwise - true.

 

Illustration:

 

 

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bool Draw(SG_DRAW_LINE_FUNC line_func) const

 

Description:

For each line of an arc segment presentation calls the line_func function. Enables you to quickly construct an arc without creating an sgCArc object.

Arguments:

line_func - pointer to a function called for each line of an arc segment presentation.

Returned value:

If the argument value is zero returns false, otherwise - true.

 

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Defined in sg2D.h

 

See also:

SG_POINT SG_VECTOR sgCArc SG_DRAW_LINE_FUNC