/// <summary>
/// Get points on the steel body that interected with line
/// </summary>
/// <param name="steelObject"> Advance Steel element</param>
/// <param name="bodyResolution"> Set Steel body display resolution</param>
/// <param name="line"> Dynamo Line to intersect with Steel body</param>
/// <returns name="points"> list of points that are returned by intersction a line through a steel object based on the object display mode / resolution</returns>
public static List <Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Point> IntersectElementByLine(AdvanceSteel.Nodes.SteelDbObject steelObject,
int bodyResolution,
Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Line line)
{
List <Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Point> ret = new List <Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Point>()
{
};
using (var ctx = new SteelServices.DocContext())
{
if (steelObject != null || line != null)
{
FilerObject filerObj = Utils.GetObject(steelObject.Handle);
Line3d projectedLine = Utils.ToAstLine3D(line, true);
Point3d originPoint = Utils.ToAstPoint(line.StartPoint, true);
if (filerObj != null)
{
AtomicElement selectedObj = filerObj as AtomicElement;
Point3d[] foundPoints = null;
ModelerBody modelerTestBody = selectedObj.GetModeler((BodyContext.eBodyContext)bodyResolution);
if (modelerTestBody.IntersectWith(projectedLine, out foundPoints))
{
foundPoints = foundPoints.OrderByDescending(Ptx => Ptx.DistanceTo(originPoint)).ToArray();
for (int i = 0; i < foundPoints.Length; i++)
{
ret.Add(Utils.ToDynPoint(foundPoints[i], true));
}
}
}
else
{
throw new System.Exception("No Object found via registered handle");
}
}
else
{
throw new System.Exception("No Steel Object found or Line Object is null");
}
}
return(ret);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get line segments of steel body that interected with plane
/// </summary>
/// <param name="steelObject"> Advance Steel element</param>
/// <param name="bodyResolution"> Set Steel body display resolution</param>
/// <param name="intersectionPlane"> Dynamo Plane to intersect with Steel body</param>
/// <returns name="lines"> list of lines that form the section created by passing the steel object through the plane</returns>
public static List <Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Line> CutElementByPlane(AdvanceSteel.Nodes.SteelDbObject steelObject,
int bodyResolution,
Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Plane intersectionPlane)
{
List <Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Line> ret = new List <Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Line>()
{
};
using (var ctx = new SteelServices.DocContext())
{
if (steelObject != null || intersectionPlane != null)
{
FilerObject filerObj = Utils.GetObject(steelObject.Handle);
Plane cutPlane = Utils.ToAstPlane(intersectionPlane, true);
if (filerObj != null)
{
AtomicElement selectedObj = filerObj as AtomicElement;
ModelerBody modelerTestBody = selectedObj.GetModeler((BodyContext.eBodyContext)bodyResolution);
LineSeg3d[] segs = null;
modelerTestBody.IntersectWith(cutPlane, out segs);
for (int i = 0; i < segs.Length; i++)
{
Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Point dynStartPoint = Utils.ToDynPoint(segs[i].StartPoint, true);
Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Point dynEndPoint = Utils.ToDynPoint(segs[i].EndPoint, true);
ret.Add(Autodesk.DesignScript.Geometry.Line.ByStartPointEndPoint(dynStartPoint, dynEndPoint));
}
}
else
{
throw new System.Exception("No Object found via registered handle");
}
}
else
{
throw new System.Exception("No Steel Object found or Plane is Null");
}
}
return(ret);
}