Creating Intersection Curves

This example provides information on creating intersection curves between two bodies, and how to create a border from points. You can see the different bodies of the part in the Modeling browser.

Use this procedure to create Intersection Curves:

  1. Create Part object to contain the Bodies and add it to the Station .

  2. Create border around face

    • Create a box

    • Create the border curve around face

  3. Create border from points

    • Create Vector3 array of points

    • Create a Border curve from points

  4. Create Intersection Curve

    • Create a SolidSphere

    • Create an Intersection curve from box and sphere

Solution

  1. Create Part object to contain the Bodies and Add it to the Station.

    Part p = new Part();
p.Name = "My_Advanced_Curves";
station.GraphicComponents.Add(p);

  2. Create border around face

    • Create a box

      Matrix4 origin = new Matrix4(new Vector3(Axis.X), 0.0);
Vector3 size = new Vector3(0.5, 0.5, 0.5);
Body box = Body.CreateSolidBox(origin, size);
box.Name = "Box";
p.Bodies.Add(box);

    • Create the border curve around face

      Body b1 = Body.CreateBorderAroundFace(box.Shells[0].Faces[0]);
b1.Name = "Face Border";
p.Bodies.Add(b1);

  3. Create border from points

    • Create Vector3 array of points

      Vector3 p1 = new Vector3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
Vector3 p2 = new Vector3(0.5, 0.0, 0.0);
Vector3 p3 = new Vector3(0.5, 0.5, 0.0);
Vector3 p4 = new Vector3(0.5, 0.5, 0.5);
Vector3[] points = new Vector3[4] { p1, p2, p3, p4 };

    • Create a Border curve from points

      Body b2 = Body.CreateBorderFromPoints(box, points);
b2.Name = "Border from Points";
p.Bodies.Add(b2);

  4. Create Intersection Curve

    • Create a SolidSphere

      Body sphere = Body.CreateSolidSphere(new Vector3(0.25, 0.25, 0.25), 0.3);
p.Bodies.Add(sphere);

    • Create an Intersection curve from box and sphere

      Body intersectionCurve = Body.CreateIntersectionCurve(box, sphere);
p.Bodies.Add(intersectionCurve);

Example

This example provides information on creating intersection curves.

public void BodyAdvancedCurves()
{
    NewStation();
    Project.UndoContext.BeginUndoStep("BodyAdvancedCurves");
    try
    {
        Station station = Station.ActiveStation;

        // Create a part to contain the bodies.
        Part p = new Part();
        p.Name = "My_Advanced_Curves";
        station.GraphicComponents.Add(p);

        // Create border around face.
        // First create a box.
        Matrix4 origin = new Matrix4(new Vector3(Axis.X), 0.0);
        Vector3 size = new Vector3(0.5, 0.5, 0.5);
        Body box = Body.CreateSolidBox(origin, size);
        box.Name = "Box";
        p.Bodies.Add(box);

        // Then create the border curve.
        Body b1 = Body.CreateBorderAroundFace(box.Shells[0].Faces[0]);
        b1.Name = "Face Border";
        p.Bodies.Add(b1);

        // Create border from points.
        // Create an array of points of the box.
        Vector3 p1 = new Vector3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        Vector3 p2 = new Vector3(0.5, 0.0, 0.0);
        Vector3 p3 = new Vector3(0.5, 0.5, 0.0);
        Vector3 p4 = new Vector3(0.5, 0.5, 0.5);
        Vector3[] points = new Vector3[4] { p1, p2, p3, p4 };
        Body b2 = Body.CreateBorderFromPoints(box, points);
        b2.Name = "Border from Points";
        p.Bodies.Add(b2);

        // Create Intersection Curve.
        // Create a SolidSphere.
        Body sphere = Body.CreateSolidSphere(new Vector3(0.25, 0.25, 0.25), 0.3);
        p.Bodies.Add(sphere);
        Body intersectionCurve = Body.CreateIntersectionCurve(box, sphere);
        p.Bodies.Add(intersectionCurve);

        // Create the same curve using the non static intersection curve method.
        Body intersectionCurve2 = box.CreateIntersectionCurve(sphere);
        p.Bodies.Add(intersectionCurve2);
    }
    catch
    {
        Project.UndoContext.CancelUndoStep(CancelUndoStepType.Rollback);
        throw;
    }
    finally
    {
        Project.UndoContext.EndUndoStep();
    }
}

Required Namespaces

ABB.Robotics.RobotStudio

ABB.Robotics.RobotStudio.Stations

See Also