pw:: Quilt

Database quilt type

Derives From

pw::Object pw::Entity pw::DatabaseEntity

Summary

pw:: Quilt	Database quilt type
Static Actions
assemble	This action assembles adjacent quilts within the same model when the maximum bend angle has not been exceeded.
assembleMultiple	This action assembles adjacent quilts within the same model when the maximum bend angle has not been exceeded.
trimByCurves	This action modifies the given entities by imprinting a list of curves, modifying and/or splitting the quilts where the curves are imprinted.
trimByProjections	This action modifies the given entities by projecting a list of curves onto each entity and then imprinting the result, modifying and/or splitting the quilts where the curves are imprinted.
trimBySurfaces	This action intersects two lists of entities, and modifies the first set of entities (and optionally the second set) by imprinting the intersection curves on the entities, modifying and/or splitting the quilts where the curves are imprinted, and then optionally only keeping one side of the imprinted entities
getBoundariesFromCurve	This action gets all quilt boundaries that are supported by the given pw::Curve object.
Instance Actions
getSurfaceTrimCount	This action gets the number of trim surfaces in this quilt.
getSurfaceTrim	This action gets the trim surface at the given index.
getSurfaceTrims	This action gets the trimmed surfaces of this quilt
getBoundaryCount	This action gets the number of boundaries of the quilt.
getBoundary	This action gets a quilt boundary.
getBoundaries	This action gets a quilt boundary list.
getBoundaryCurve	This action gets a list of pw::Curve objects that serves as the quilt boundary.
getBoundaryCurves	This action gets the pw::Curve objects that serve as the quilt boundaries.
getBoundaryGroups	This action gets the groups of boundaries of the quilt.
untrimBoundaries	This action untrims the boundaries of a quilt.
getInteriorCurves	This action gets all the curves that are at least partially on the interior of the trim surfaces of this quilt.
getModel	This action gets the model that contains this quilt.
split	This action splits the quilt by putting the given trim surfaces into new quilts and all other trim surfaces in this quilt are put into other new quilts.
explode	This action splits the quilt so that each trim surface in the quilt is in it’s own quilt.
isolate	This action splits the quilt’s model so that this quilt is in it’s own model.
closestPoint	This action gets the closest point on this entity to the given point or ray.

assemble

pw::Quilt assemble ?-maximumAngle angle? ?-boundaryMaximumAngle angle? quilts

This action assembles adjacent quilts within the same model when the maximum bend angle has not been exceeded.

Parameters

-maximumAngle angle	This optional parameter is the float maximum bend angle for assembling adjacent quilts with the range [0, 180]. The default is 180.
-boundaryMaximumAngle angle	This optional parameter is the float maximum boundary bend angle for assembling adjacent quilts with the range [0, 180]. The default is 0.
quilts	This parameter is a list of pw::Quilt objects to assemble.

Returns

This action returns a list of the pw::Quilt objects that are the result of the assemble operation.

assembleMultiple

pw::Quilt assembleMultiple ?-maximumAngle angle? ?-boundaryMaximumAngle angle? quiltArrays

This action assembles adjacent quilts within the same model when the maximum bend angle has not been exceeded. The quilts to assembly are given in multiple lists and only those within the same lists will be assembled together.

Parameters

-maximumAngle angle	This optional parameter is the float maximum bend angle for assembling adjacent quilts with the range [0, 180]. The default is 180.
-boundaryMaximumAngle angle	This optional parameter is the float maximum boundary bend angle for assembling adjacent quilts with the range [0, 180]. The default is 0.
quiltArrays	This parameter is a list of lists of pw::Quilt objects to assemble. If a quilt is included in multiple lists, it will only be assembled with the list in which it first appears.

Returns

This action returns a list of lists of the pw::Quilt objects that are the result of the assemble operation.

trimByCurves

pw::Quilt trimByCurves entities curves

This action modifies the given entities by imprinting a list of curves, modifying and/or splitting the quilts where the curves are imprinted.

Parameters

entities	This is a list of models, quilts, trim surfaces, surfaces and planes to imprint on.
curves	This is a list of curves and/or boundaries to imprint onto the entities.

Returns

This action returns a list of the pw::Quilt objects that were modified or created by this action.

trimByProjections

pw::Quilt trimByProjections ?-tolerance tol? ?-type proj_type? ?-direction direction? ?-keep side? entities curves

This action modifies the given entities by projecting a list of curves onto each entity and then imprinting the result, modifying and/or splitting the quilts where the curves are imprinted. The curves are not modified, and are projected multiple times to each of the passed in entities.

Parameters

-tolerance tol	This optional parameter is the projection tolerance, with the default value being the current fit tolerance.
-type proj_type	This optional parameter is the string projection type to perform with options < ClosestPoint \| Linear >.
-direction direction	This optional parameter is the projection vector for linear projection. The default is the positive z-axis.
-keep side	This optional parameter is a string which specifies what side (based on the normal of the entities) of the imprinted entities is kept with options < Both \| Inside \| Outside >.
entities	This is a list of models, quilts, trim surfaces, surfaces and planes to project and imprint on.
curves	This is a list of curves and/or boundaries to imprint onto the entities.

Returns

This action returns a list of the pw::Quilt objects that were modified or created by this action.

trimBySurfaces

pw::Quilt trimBySurfaces ?-tolerance tol? ?-mode imprint_mode? ?-keep side? entities1 entities2

This action intersects two lists of entities, and modifies the first set of entities (and optionally the second set) by imprinting the intersection curves on the entities, modifying and/or splitting the quilts where the curves are imprinted, and then optionally only keeping one side of the imprinted entities

Parameters

-tolerance tol	This optional parameter is the intersection tolerance, with the default value being the current fit tolerance.
-mode imprint_mode	This optional parameter is a string which specifies which set of entities are imprinted on with options < Both \| First >.
-keep side	This optional parameter is a string which specifies what side (based on the normal of the entities) of the imprinted entities is kept with options < Both \| Inside \| Outside >.
entities1	This is a list of models, quilts, trim surfaces, surfaces and planes to intersect, imprint on, and trim.
entities2	This is a list of models, quilts, trim surfaces, surfaces and planes to intersect, optionally imprint on, and trim.

Returns

This action returns a list of the pw::Quilt objects that were modified or created by this action.

getBoundaryGroups

$quilt getBoundaryGroups ?-usage use? ?-loop type? ?-untrimmable?

This action gets the groups of boundaries of the quilt. The types of groups can be limited by the optional parameters

Parameters

-usage use	This optional parameter limits the returned groups to only those that contain boundaries of a given usage with valid values < All \| Lamina \| Manifold >.
-loop type	This optional parameter limits the returned groups to only those that contain boundaries in the given loop type with valid values < All \| Outer \| Inner >.
-untrimmable	This optional parameter limits the returned groups to only those that lie on the interior of the base surface, thus making the groups untrimmable by the untrimBoundaries action.

Returns

This action returns a list of boundary groups, with each boundary group represented as a list of boundary indexes.

untrimBoundaries

$quilt untrimBoundaries indices

This action untrims the boundaries of a quilt.

Parameters

indices

This parameter is a list of boundary indices to untrim.

Returns

This action returns nothing.

Information

Untrimming a boundary will cause all boundaries in the boundary’s group to be untrimmed. If the boundary is not in an untrimmable group, the action will error and no boundaries will be untrimmed.

split

$quilt split ?-reassemble? tsurfs

This action splits the quilt by putting the given trim surfaces into new quilts and all other trim surfaces in this quilt are put into other new quilts. The given trim surfaces will each be in their own quilts, unless the -reassemble parameter is specified.

Parameters

-reassemble	If this optional parameter is present, the given trim surfaces are assembled into as few quilts as possible.
tsurfs	This parameter is a list of pw::SurfaceTrim objects.

Returns

This action returns a list of the new pw::Quilt objects.

closestPoint

$entity closestPoint ?-from fromVar? ?-distance distVar? ?-surfaces surf_list? point ?dir?

This action gets the closest point on this entity to the given point or ray.

Parameters

-from fromVar	This optional parameter is the string name of a variable to receive the xyz of the given point or the point along the ray that is closest to this entity.
-distance distVar	This optional parameter is the string name of a variable to receive the float distance between the given point or ray and the point entity.
-surfaces surf_list	This optional parameter is a list of pw::Surface or pw::SurfaceTrim objects that are part of the quilt which will limit the closest point only to these parts of the quilt.
point	This parameter is the point that is projected onto this database entity.
dir	This parameter is a direction vector for finding the closest point from a ray.

Returns

This action returns a point, in the parameter space of this database entity, if there is no closest point this action will return the origin.

pw:: Quilt

Derives From

Static Actions

assemble

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assembleMultiple

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trimByCurves

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trimByProjections

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trimBySurfaces

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getBoundariesFromCurve

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Instance Actions

getSurfaceTrimCount

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getSurfaceTrim

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getSurfaceTrims

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getBoundaryCount

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getBoundary

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getBoundaries

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getBoundaryCurve

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getBoundaryCurves

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getBoundaryGroups

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untrimBoundaries

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Information

getInteriorCurves

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getModel

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split

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explode

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isolate

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closestPoint

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