PlaneEvaluation

class ansys.geometry.core.shapes.surfaces.plane.PlaneEvaluation(plane: PlaneSurface, parameter: ansys.geometry.core.shapes.parameterization.ParamUV)

Bases: ansys.geometry.core.shapes.surfaces.surface_evaluation.SurfaceEvaluation

Provides evaluation of a plane at given parameters.

Parameters:

plane: ~ansys.geometry.core.shapes.surfaces.plane.PlaneSurface

Plane to evaluate.

parameter: ParamUV

Parameters (u, v) to evaluate the plane at.

Overview

Methods

position	Point on the surface, based on the evaluation.
normal	Normal to the surface.
u_derivative	First derivative with respect to u.
v_derivative	First derivative with respect to v.
uu_derivative	Second derivative with respect to u.
uv_derivative	Second derivative with respect to u and v.
vv_derivative	Second derivative with respect to v.
min_curvature	Minimum curvature.
min_curvature_direction	Minimum curvature direction.
max_curvature	Maximum curvature.
max_curvature_direction	Maximum curvature direction.

Properties

plane	Plane being evaluated.
parameter	Parameter that the evaluation is based upon.

Import detail

from ansys.geometry.core.shapes.surfaces.plane import PlaneEvaluation

Property detail

property PlaneEvaluation.plane: PlaneSurface

Plane being evaluated.

property PlaneEvaluation.parameter: ansys.geometry.core.shapes.parameterization.ParamUV

Parameter that the evaluation is based upon.

Method detail

PlaneEvaluation.position() → ansys.geometry.core.math.point.Point3D

Point on the surface, based on the evaluation.

PlaneEvaluation.normal() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.UnitVector3D

Normal to the surface.

PlaneEvaluation.u_derivative() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

First derivative with respect to u.

PlaneEvaluation.v_derivative() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

First derivative with respect to v.

PlaneEvaluation.uu_derivative() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

Second derivative with respect to u.

PlaneEvaluation.uv_derivative() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

Second derivative with respect to u and v.

PlaneEvaluation.vv_derivative() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

Second derivative with respect to v.

PlaneEvaluation.min_curvature() → ansys.geometry.core.typing.Real

Minimum curvature.

PlaneEvaluation.min_curvature_direction() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.UnitVector3D

Minimum curvature direction.

PlaneEvaluation.max_curvature() → ansys.geometry.core.typing.Real

Maximum curvature.

PlaneEvaluation.max_curvature_direction() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.UnitVector3D

Maximum curvature direction.