Determining the Orientation of the Cutting Surface

The function

void AnalyzeSurfaceRelationToSweptOperation(const MbSurface &    cuttingSurface,
                                            const MbCartPoint &  imagePosition,
                                            const MbCurve3D &    curve,
                                            const MbVector3D &   direction,
                                            const MbAxis3D &     axis,
                                            const bool           rotation,
                                                  bool           operationDirection,
                                                  bool &         relativeSense,
                                                  MbResultType & resType )

determines the orientation of a cutting surface relative to the solid which is to be constructed by extruding or revolving a generatrix curve up to a specified surface.

The input parameters of the function are:

• cuttingSurface – the cutting surface with respect to which the extrusion or revolution operation is analyzed;

• imagePosition – the point on the surface where the image of the generatrix curve lies;

• curve – the generatrix curve;

• direction – the extrusion direction (used for the extrusion calculation);

• axis – the axis of revolution (used for the revolution calculation);

• rotation – the flag specifying the operation type: true for revolution and false for extrusion;

• operationDirection – the direction of the subsequent operation: forward (true) or backward (false).

The output parameters of the function are:

• relativeSense – the orientation of the surface relative to the extrusion or revolution operation;

• resType – the operation result code: if the function succeeds, it returns rt_Success; otherwise it returns an error code from the MbResultType enumeration (see mb_operation_result.h).

The function is an auxiliary one for the ExtrusionSolid(), RevolutionSolid(), ExtrusionResult(), and RevolutionResult() functions.