SurfaceEvaluation

class ansys.geometry.core.shapes.surfaces.surface_evaluation.SurfaceEvaluation(parameter: ansys.geometry.core.shapes.parameterization.ParamUV)

Provides for evaluating a surface.

Overview

Abstract methods

position	Point on the surface, based on the evaluation.
normal	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	The second derivative with respect to the U and V parameters.
vv_derivative	The 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

parameter

Parameter that the evaluation is based upon.

Import detail

from ansys.geometry.core.shapes.surfaces.surface_evaluation import SurfaceEvaluation

Property detail

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

Abstractmethod:

Parameter that the evaluation is based upon.

Method detail

abstract SurfaceEvaluation.position() → ansys.geometry.core.math.point.Point3D

Point on the surface, based on the evaluation.

abstract SurfaceEvaluation.normal() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.UnitVector3D

Normal to the surface.

abstract SurfaceEvaluation.u_derivative() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

First derivative with respect to the U parameter.

abstract SurfaceEvaluation.v_derivative() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

First derivative with respect to the V parameter.

abstract SurfaceEvaluation.uu_derivative() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

Second derivative with respect to the U parameter.

abstract SurfaceEvaluation.uv_derivative() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

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

abstract SurfaceEvaluation.vv_derivative() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector3D

The second derivative with respect to v.

abstract SurfaceEvaluation.min_curvature() → ansys.geometry.core.typing.Real

Minimum curvature.

abstract SurfaceEvaluation.min_curvature_direction() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.UnitVector3D

Minimum curvature direction.

abstract SurfaceEvaluation.max_curvature() → ansys.geometry.core.typing.Real

Maximum curvature.

abstract SurfaceEvaluation.max_curvature_direction() → ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.UnitVector3D

Maximum curvature direction.