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Planar Profile <PlanarProfile>

1. Synopsis
2. Mixins
3. Canonicals
4. Parameters
5. Group Rules
6. Example 1
7. Example 2

Synopsis

A PlanarProfile is planar region enclosed within an outer boundary curve, and may have inner "hole" boundaries. It is typically used to form profiles for extruding, revolving, or sweeping. Although most designs which require a profile can simply take a set of curves defining the profile, PlanarProfile is the only Design that allows holes to be created within the profile. PlanarProfile also allows a greater variety of creation methods, such as planar sections through solids.

Mixins

PlanarProfileModifier

SurfaceMixin

InkStrokedMixin

Canonicals

Name	Type	Description
curves	list	A list of curves forming the outer boundary of the profile.
holes	list	A list of lists of curves, with each sub-list forming the boundary of a hole in the profile. Holes are subtracted from the region formed by the outer boundary, so they may cross the outer boundary.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
solid	part	A solid to be intersected by a plane to define a profile.
plane	part	A plane Part defining the sectioning plane.
planePoint	point	A point defining a plane as an alternative to providing a plane.
planeNormal	vector	A normal for a plane as an alternative to providing a plane.

Group Rules

<solid_plane (solid Plane)> If solid and plane are provided, then the profile is defined by the intersection of the plane and the solid.

<solid_planePoint_planeNormal (solid planePoint planeNormal)> An alternative to providing a plane is to provide the plane definition point and normal.

Example 1

Name:	planarProfile_Ex01
Design:	acDrawingDocument

Child Name:	polygon_1
Child Design:	:Polygon
Name	Type	Supplied
pointList	list	{point(0,0,0), point(3,0,0), point(0,4,0)}
color	string	"red"
lineWidth	string	"Heavy"

Child Name:	rectangle_1
Child Design:	:Rectangle
Name	Type	Supplied
height	number	3
width	number	2
v00	point	point(1,1,0)
color	string	"jungle green"
lineWidth	string	"Heavy"

Child Name:	result
Child Design:	:PlanarProfile
Name	Type	Supplied
curves	list	{polygon_1}
holes	list	reference to undefined name 'rectangle_1' Exception of type 'MindTouch.Deki.Script.Runtime.DekiScriptUndefinedNameException' was thrown. (click for details) Callstack: at Inventor_ETO/enu/2013/Help/0001-Inventor1/0386-Library_386/0399-AutoCAD_399/0406-Designs406/0424-Curves424/0433-Planar_P433 MindTouch.Deki.Script.Runtime.DekiScriptUndefinedNameException: reference to undefined name 'rectangle_1' Exception of type 'MindTouch.Deki.Script.Runtime.DekiScriptUndefinedNameException' was thrown. at MindTouch.Deki.Script.Compiler.DekiScriptExpressionEvaluation.Visit (MindTouch.Deki.Script.Expr.DekiScriptVar expr, DekiScriptExpressionEvaluationState state) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at MindTouch.Deki.Script.Expr.DekiScriptVar.VisitWith[DekiScriptExpressionEvaluationState,Range] (IDekiScriptExpressionVisitor`2 visitor, DekiScriptExpressionEvaluationState state) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0 at MindTouch.Deki.Script.Compiler.DekiScriptExpressionEvaluation.Visit (MindTouch.Deki.Script.Expr.DekiScriptReturnScope expr, DekiScriptExpressionEvaluationState state) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
color	string	"dandelion"

Example 2

Name:	planarProfile_Ex02
Design:	acDrawingDocument

Child Name:	profile
Child Design:	:Arc
Name	Type	Supplied
center	point	Me.origin
5	number	"red"
color	string	"plum"
lineWidth	string	"Heavy"

Child Name:	topTrim
Child Design:	:Rectangle
Name	Type	Supplied
height	number	1/2 * profile.radius
width	number	profile.diameter
eTop	point	profile.origin + Me.unitY * profile.radius
color	string	"red"
lineWidth	string	"Heavy"

Child Name:	slot
Child Design:	:Rectangle
Name	Type	Supplied
height	number	1.5
width	number	2/3 * profile.diameter
center	point	profile.center
color	string	"apricot"
lineWidth	string	"Heavy"

Child Name:	planarProfile_1
Child Design:	:PlanarProfile
Name	Type	Supplied
curves	list	{profile}
holes	list	{{topTrim}, slot.lines}

Child Name:	result
Child Design:	:ExtrudedSolid
Name	Type	Supplied
extrudeDirection	vector	Me.unitZ
height	number	1
profile	part	planarProfile_1
color	string	"green blue"