/// <summary>
/// Searches for locations where the distance from a RhinoObject, in one set of objects,
/// is less than the specified distance to another RhinoObject in a second set of objects.
/// This function uses the object's mesh to calculate the interferences.
/// Acceptable object types include: BrepObject, ExtrusionObject, MeshObject, and SubDObject.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="setA">The first set of Rhino objects.</param>
/// <param name="setB">The second set of Rhino objects.</param>
/// <param name="distance">The largest distance at which a clash can occur.</param>
/// <param name="meshType">The type of mesh to be used for the calculation.</param>
/// <param name="meshingParameters">The meshing parameters used to generate meshes for the calculation.</param>
/// <returns>An array of mesh interference object if successful, or an empty array on failure.</returns>
public static MeshInterference[] Search(IEnumerable <RhinoObject> setA, IEnumerable <RhinoObject> setB, double distance, MeshType meshType, MeshingParameters meshingParameters)
{
using (var set_a_array = new Runtime.InternalRhinoObjectArray(setA))
using (var set_b_array = new Runtime.InternalRhinoObjectArray(setB))
{
var ptr_set_a = set_a_array.NonConstPointer();
var ptr_set_b = set_b_array.NonConstPointer();
var ptr_mp = meshingParameters.ConstPointer();
var ptr_clash_events = UnsafeNativeMethods.RhObjectClashEventArray_New(); // new
var count = UnsafeNativeMethods.RHC_CRhClashDetect_TestClash(ptr_set_a, ptr_set_b, distance, (int)meshType, ptr_mp, ptr_clash_events);
var rc = new MeshInterference[count];
for (var i = 0; i < count; i++)
{
var index_a = -1;
var index_b = -1;
var hit_points = new SimpleArrayPoint3d(); // new
var ptr_hit_points = hit_points.NonConstPointer();
var mi = new MeshInterference();
if (UnsafeNativeMethods.RhObjectClashEventArray_GetAt(ptr_clash_events, i, ref index_a, ref index_b, ptr_hit_points))
{
mi.IndexA = index_a;
mi.IndexB = index_b;
mi.HitPoints = hit_points.Count > 0 ? hit_points.ToArray() : new Point3d[0];
}
else
{
mi.IndexA = -1;
mi.IndexB = -1;
mi.HitPoints = new Point3d[0];
}
hit_points.Dispose(); // delete
rc[i] = mi;
}
UnsafeNativeMethods.RhObjectClashEventArray_Delete(ptr_clash_events); // delete
GC.KeepAlive(setA);
GC.KeepAlive(setB);
return(rc);
}
}
