Method for offset point by center arc in space?

Submitted by christophedo051 on Mon, 03/09/2015 - 10:47
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Journaling / NXOpen API

hello everybody,

I would like to retrieve the vector of a circle in space and create a point with an offset of the radius on the same plane as the circle and then apply an angular rotation about, a bit like a point of the quadrant of the circle.

what are the procedures that calculate the point in space ?, I look at the side of NXOpen.VectorArithmetic but I do not know :( use.

is could someone help me please?,I can provide a image for explanation if necessary

Thank you in advance, sorry for my english :)

Chris

NXJournaling - Mon, 03/09/2015 - 11:50

If you have a reference to an Arc object, you can use the .Matrix property or .GetOrientation method to get the orientation of the arc. For an example, look at the code here:
http://nxjournaling.com/content/arc-start-point-and-end-point
especially the ArcStartPoint and ArcEndPoint functions. I think these functions are doing something very similar to what you are describing.

christophedo051 - Tue, 03/10/2015 - 01:20

Hello,

Thank you for your help, i will try this method.

have a good day

Chris