gear.xsi.vector Namespace Reference

Classes
class	Blade

Functions
def	getDistance
	VECTORS. More...
def	getDistance2
	Get the distance between two objects. More...
def	trigo_opp
def	trigo_adj
def	getDistanceToAxe
def	getOrthocentre
def	getOrthocentreDistances
def	linearlyInterpolate
	Get a vector that is the interpolation of the two input vector. More...
def	rotateVectorAlongAxis
	Get a vector that is the rotation of first vector along an axis. More...
def	getPlaneNormal
	Get the normal vector of a plane (Defined by 3 positions). More...
def	getPlaneBiNormal
	Get the binormal vector of a plane (Defined by 3 positions). More...
def	getBladeNormal
	Get the normal vector of a blade. More...
def	getBladeNormalFromXml
def	getBladeBiNormal
	Get the binormal vector of a blade. More...
def	getBladeBiNormalFromXml
def	getTransposedVector
	Get the transposed vector. More...
def	getDegreeAngleFromPlane
	Get the transposed vector. More...
def	drawVector
	Help method to draw a curve that represent a vector. More...

Detailed Description

This file is part of GEAR_mc.
GEAR_mc is a fork of Jeremie Passerin's GEAR project.

GEAR is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html>.

Author:     Jeremie Passerin    geerem@hotmail.com  www.jeremiepasserin.com
Fork Author:  Miquel Campos       hello@miqueltd.com  www.miqueltd.com
Date:       2013 / 08 / 16

Author

Jeremie Passerin

Function Documentation

def gear.xsi.vector.drawVector	(		vector,
			name = "vector",
			parent = xsi.ActiveSceneRoot
	)

Help method to draw a curve that represent a vector.

Parameters

vector	SIVector - vector to draw.
name	String - name of the vector.
parent	XSI3DObject - parent object. (Used to move a vector at the position of an object).

Returns

NUrbCurve - The curve that represent the vector.

def gear.xsi.vector.getBladeBiNormal

(

blade

)

Get the binormal vector of a blade.

A Blade is a 3 points curve that define a plane.

Parameters

blade

NurbCurve.

Returns

SIVector3 - The binormal.

def gear.xsi.vector.getBladeNormal

(

blade

)

Get the normal vector of a blade.

A Blade is a 3 points curve that define a plane.

Parameters

blade

NurbCurve.

Returns

SIVector3 - The normal.

def gear.xsi.vector.getDegreeAngleFromPlane	(		positions0,
			positions1
	)

Get the transposed vector.

Parameters

positions0	List of SIVector - first plane position.
positions1	List of SIVector - second plane position.

Returns

Double - Angle In Degree.

def gear.xsi.vector.getDistance	(		v0,
			v1
	)

VECTORS.

getDistance ============================================ Get the distance between two positions.

Parameters

v0	SIVector3 - First position.
v1	SIVector3 - Second position.

Returns

Double - The distance.

def gear.xsi.vector.getDistance2	(		obj0,
			obj1
	)

Get the distance between two objects.

Parameters

obj0	X3DObject - First object.
obj1	X3DObject - Second object.

Returns

Double - The distance.

def gear.xsi.vector.getPlaneBiNormal	(		v0,
			v1,
			v2
	)

Get the binormal vector of a plane (Defined by 3 positions).

Parameters

v0	SIVector3 - First position on the plane.
v1	SIVector3 - Second position on the plane.
v2	SIVector3 - Third position on the plane.

Returns

SIVector3 - The binormal.

def gear.xsi.vector.getPlaneNormal	(		v0,
			v1,
			v2
	)

Get the normal vector of a plane (Defined by 3 positions).

Parameters

v0	SIVector3 - First position on the plane.
v1	SIVector3 - Second position on the plane.
v2	SIVector3 - Third position on the plane.

Returns

SIVector3 - The normal.

def gear.xsi.vector.getTransposedVector	(		v,
			position0,
			position1,
			inverse = False
	)

Get the transposed vector.

Parameters

v	SIVector - vector to transpose.
position0	SIVector - original position.
position1	SIVector - new position.
inverse	Boolean - True to inverse the orientation.

Returns

SIVector3 - The transposed vector.

def gear.xsi.vector.linearlyInterpolate	(		v0,
			v1,
			blend = .5
	)

Get a vector that is the interpolation of the two input vector.

This method is not limitied to a 0-1

Parameters

v0	SIVector3 - First position.
v1	SIVector3 - Second position.
blend	Double - Blend between the two vectors. (0 return the first vector, 1 return the second vector)

Returns

SIVector3 - The interpolated vector.

def gear.xsi.vector.rotateVectorAlongAxis	(		v,
			axis,
			a = 0
	)

Get a vector that is the rotation of first vector along an axis.

Angle must be in radians.

Parameters

v	SIVector3 - Vector to transform.
axis	SIVector3 - Vector use as axes.
a	Double - Angle in radians.

Returns

SIVector3 - The newly created vector.