SphereEvaluation

class ansys.geometry.core.shapes.surfaces.sphere.SphereEvaluation(sphere: Sphere, parameter: ansys.geometry.core.shapes.parameterization.ParamUV)

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

Evaluate a sphere at given parameters.

Parameters:

sphere: ~ansys.geometry.core.shapes.surfaces.sphere.Sphere

Sphere to evaluate.

parameter: ParamUV

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

Overview

Properties

sphere	Sphere being evaluated.
parameter	Parameter that the evaluation is based upon.
position	Position of the evaluation.
normal	The normal to the surface.
u_derivative	First derivative with respect to the U parameter.
v_derivative	First derivative with respect to the V parameter.
uu_derivative	Second derivative with respect to the U parameter.
uv_derivative	Second derivative with respect to the U and V parameters.
vv_derivative	Second derivative with respect to the V parameter.
min_curvature	Minimum curvature of the sphere.
min_curvature_direction	Minimum curvature direction.
max_curvature	Maximum curvature of the sphere.
max_curvature_direction	Maximum curvature direction.

Import detail

from ansys.geometry.core.shapes.surfaces.sphere import SphereEvaluation

Property detail

property SphereEvaluation.sphere: Sphere

Sphere being evaluated.

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

Parameter that the evaluation is based upon.

property SphereEvaluation.position: ansys.geometry.core.math.point.Point3D

Position of the evaluation.

Returns:

Point3D

Point that lies on the sphere at this evaluation.

property SphereEvaluation.normal: ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.UnitVector3D

The normal to the surface.

Returns:

UnitVector3D

Normal unit vector to the sphere at this evaluation.

property SphereEvaluation.u_derivative: ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

First derivative with respect to the U parameter.

Returns:

Vector3D

First derivative with respect to the U parameter.

property SphereEvaluation.v_derivative: ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

First derivative with respect to the V parameter.

Returns:

Vector3D

First derivative with respect to the V parameter.

property SphereEvaluation.uu_derivative: ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

Second derivative with respect to the U parameter.

Returns:

Vector3D

Second derivative with respect to the U parameter.

property SphereEvaluation.uv_derivative: ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

Second derivative with respect to the U and V parameters.

Returns:

Vector3D

The second derivative with respect to the U and V parameters.

property SphereEvaluation.vv_derivative: ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

Second derivative with respect to the V parameter.

Returns:

Vector3D

The second derivative with respect to the V parameter.

property SphereEvaluation.min_curvature: ansys.geometry.core.typing.Real

Minimum curvature of the sphere.

Returns:

Real

Minimum curvature of the sphere.

property SphereEvaluation.min_curvature_direction: ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.UnitVector3D

Minimum curvature direction.

Returns:

UnitVector3D

Minimum curvature direction.

property SphereEvaluation.max_curvature: ansys.geometry.core.typing.Real

Maximum curvature of the sphere.

Returns:

Real

Maximum curvature of the sphere.

property SphereEvaluation.max_curvature_direction: ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.UnitVector3D

Maximum curvature direction.

Returns:

UnitVector3D

Maximum curvature direction.