CircularArc
Create a circular arc in 2D.
Syntax
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"CircularArc");
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).set(property,<value>);
model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).getType(property);
Description
Use model.component(<ctag>).geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"CirularArc") to create a circular arc in 2D. The following properties are available:
Table 3-33: Valid Property/Value Pairs for a Circular Arc
Property
Value
Default
Description
angle1
double
0
Start angle (in degrees).
angle2
double
90
End angle (in degrees).
center
double[2]
{0,0}
Center coordinates.
clockwise
on | off
off
Clockwise direction.
color
none | custom | integer between 1 and the number of colors in the current theme
none
The color of the selection, either given as an integer indicating a color in the color theme, or as a custom color in the customcolor property. Coloring is only available when selresult in active.
contributeto
String
none
Tag of cumulative selection to contribute to.
customcolor
RGB-triplet
Next available theme color
The color to use. Active when color is set to custom.
point1
double[2]
{1,0}
Starting point.
point2
double[2]
{0,1}
Endpoint.
specify
center | endsr | endsangle1 | endsangle2
center
Properties to specify.
r
double
1
Radius.
selresult
on | off
off
Create selections of all resulting objects.
selresultshow
all | obj | dom | bnd | pnt | off
dom
Show selections, if selresult is on, in physics, materials, and so on; in part instances; or in 3D from a plane geometry. obj is not available in a component’s geometry. dom, bnd, and edg are not available in all features.
shortarc
on | off
on
Use the shorter arc.
type
solid | curve
solid
Object type.
For information about the selresult and contributeto properties, see Selections of Geometric Entities.
Example
The sequence below creates a circular arc that is a half circle with the center in (0.5, 0.5) and endpoints in (0, 0) and (1, 1), specified using the center, radius, and angles.
Code for Use with Java
Model model = ModelUtil.create("Model1");
model.component().create("comp1");
GeomSequence g = model.component("comp1").geom().create("geom1",2);
g.create("ca1", "CircularArc");
g.feature("ca1").set("principal", "center");
g.feature("ca1").set("center", new double[]{0.5, 0.5});
g.feature("ca1").set("r", 0.707106781187);
g.feature("ca1").set("angle1", 225);
g.feature("ca1").set("angle2", 45);
g.run();
Code for Use with MATLAB
model = ModelUtil.create('Model1');
model.component.create('comp1');
g = model.component('comp1').geom.create('geom1',2);
 
g.create('ca1','CircularArc');
g.feature('ca1').set('principal','center');
g.feature('ca1').set('center',[0.5, 0.5]);
g.feature('ca1').set('r', 1/sqrt(2));
g.feature('ca1').set('angle1', 225);
g.feature('ca1').set('angle2', 45);
g.run;
See Also
 Circle, CompositeCurve