static public double FindTilt(EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect normalVector)
{
double calculatedTilt = -999;
//may need to also take into account other factors that, at this stage, seem to not be important
//building Direction of Relative North
//zone Direction of Relative North
//GlobalGeometryRules coordinate system
//I may need to know this in the future then rotate the axis vectors I am making below
//x-axis [1 0 0] points east, y-axis [0 1 0] points north, z-axis[0 0 1] points up to the sky
//alignment with y axis means north pointing, alignment with z-axis means it is pointing up to the sky (like a flat roof)
double nX = 0;
double nY = 1;
double nZ = 0;
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect northVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(nX, nY, nZ);
double uX = 0;
double uY = 0;
double uZ = 1;
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect upVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(uX, uY, uZ);
//rotate the axis vectors for the future
//ensure the vector passed into the function is a unit vector
normalVector = EPObj.UnitVector(normalVector);
//get tilt: cross product of normal vector and upVector
//since parallel and anti parallel vectors will return the same cross product [0,0,0] I need to filter out the antiparalll case
if (normalVector.X == upVector.X * -1 && normalVector.Y == upVector.Y * -1 && normalVector.Z == upVector.Z * -1)
{
calculatedTilt = 180;
return(calculatedTilt);
}
else
{
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect tiltVector = EPObj.CrossProduct(normalVector, upVector);
double tiltVectorMagnitude = EPObj.VectorMagnitude(tiltVector);
calculatedTilt = Math.Round(Math.Asin(tiltVectorMagnitude) * 180 / Math.PI, 2);
return(calculatedTilt);
}
}
public static double FindTilt(EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect normalVector)
{
double calculatedTilt = -999;
//may need to also take into account other factors that, at this stage, seem to not be important
//building Direction of Relative North
//zone Direction of Relative North
//GlobalGeometryRules coordinate system
//I may need to know this in the future then rotate the axis vectors I am making below
//x-axis [1 0 0] points east, y-axis [0 1 0] points north, z-axis[0 0 1] points up to the sky
//alignment with y axis means north pointing, alignment with z-axis means it is pointing up to the sky (like a flat roof)
double nX = 0;
double nY = 1;
double nZ = 0;
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect northVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(nX, nY, nZ);
double uX = 0;
double uY = 0;
double uZ = 1;
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect upVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(uX, uY, uZ);
//rotate the axis vectors for the future
//ensure the vector passed into the function is a unit vector
normalVector = EPObj.UnitVector(normalVector);
//get tilt: cross product of normal vector and upVector
//since parallel and anti parallel vectors will return the same cross product [0,0,0] I need to filter out the antiparalll case
if (normalVector.X == upVector.X * -1 && normalVector.Y == upVector.Y * -1 && normalVector.Z == upVector.Z * -1)
{
calculatedTilt = 180;
return calculatedTilt;
}
else
{
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect tiltVector = EPObj.CrossProduct(normalVector, upVector);
double tiltVectorMagnitude = EPObj.VectorMagnitude(tiltVector);
calculatedTilt = Math.Round(Math.Asin(tiltVectorMagnitude) * 180 / Math.PI, 2);
return calculatedTilt;
}
}
public static double FindAzimuth(EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect normalVector)
{
double calculatedAzimuth = -999;
//may need to also take into account other factors that, at this stage, seem to not be important
//building Direction of Relative North
//zone Direction of Relative North
//GlobalGeometryRules coordinate system
//I may need to know this in the future then rotate the axis vectors I am making below
//x-axis [1 0 0] points east, y-axis [0 1 0] points north, z-axis[0 0 1] points up to the sky
//alignment with y axis means north pointing, alignment with z-axis means it is pointing up to the sky (like a flat roof)
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect northVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(0,1,0);
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect southVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(0,-1,0);
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect eastVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(1,0,0);
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect westVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(-1,0,0);
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect upVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(0,0,1);
//rotate the axis vectors for the future
//ensure the vector passed into the function is a unit vector
normalVector = EPObj.UnitVector(normalVector);
//get X-Y projection of the normal vector
//normalVector.Z = 0;
//get azimuth: cross product of normal vector x-y projection and northVector
//1st quadrant
if ((normalVector.X == 0 && normalVector.Y == 1) || (normalVector.X == 1 && normalVector.Y == 0) || (normalVector.X > 0 && normalVector.Y > 0))
{
//get azimuth: cross product of normal vector x-y projection and northVector
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect azVector = EPObj.CrossProduct(normalVector, northVector);
double azVectorMagnitude = EPObj.VectorMagnitude(azVector);
//modification for when the vector is in different quadrants
calculatedAzimuth = Math.Round(Math.Asin(azVectorMagnitude) * 180 / Math.PI, 2);
return calculatedAzimuth;
}
//second quadrant
else if (normalVector.X < 0 && normalVector.Y > 0)
{
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect azVector = EPObj.CrossProduct(normalVector, westVector);
double azVectorMagnitude = EPObj.VectorMagnitude(azVector);
//modification for when the vector is in different quadrants
calculatedAzimuth = Math.Round(Math.Asin(azVectorMagnitude) * 180 / Math.PI, 2) + 270;
return calculatedAzimuth;
}
//quadrant 3
else if ((normalVector.X < 0 && normalVector.Y < 0) || (normalVector.X == -1 && normalVector.Y == 0))
{
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect azVector = EPObj.CrossProduct(normalVector, southVector);
double azVectorMagnitude = EPObj.VectorMagnitude(azVector);
//modification for when the vector is in different quadrants
calculatedAzimuth = Math.Round(Math.Asin(azVectorMagnitude) * 180 / Math.PI, 2) + 180;
return calculatedAzimuth;
}
//quadrant 4
else if ((normalVector.X > 0 && normalVector.Y < 0) || (normalVector.X == 0 && normalVector.Y == -1))
{
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect azVector = EPObj.CrossProduct(normalVector, eastVector);
double azVectorMagnitude = EPObj.VectorMagnitude(azVector);
//modification for when the vector is in different quadrants
calculatedAzimuth = Math.Round(Math.Asin(azVectorMagnitude) * 180 / Math.PI, 2) + 90;
return calculatedAzimuth;
}
//this will happen to vectors that point straight down or straight up because we are only interested in the X-Y projection and set the Z to zero anyways
else if (normalVector.X == 0 && normalVector.Y == 0)
{
calculatedAzimuth = 0;
return calculatedAzimuth;
}
//get the
return calculatedAzimuth;
}
static public double FindAzimuth(EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect normalVector)
{
double calculatedAzimuth = -999;
//may need to also take into account other factors that, at this stage, seem to not be important
//building Direction of Relative North
//zone Direction of Relative North
//GlobalGeometryRules coordinate system
//I may need to know this in the future then rotate the axis vectors I am making below
//x-axis [1 0 0] points east, y-axis [0 1 0] points north, z-axis[0 0 1] points up to the sky
//alignment with y axis means north pointing, alignment with z-axis means it is pointing up to the sky (like a flat roof)
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect northVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(0, 1, 0);
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect southVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(0, -1, 0);
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect eastVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(1, 0, 0);
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect westVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(-1, 0, 0);
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect upVector = new EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect(0, 0, 1);
//rotate the axis vectors for the future
//ensure the vector passed into the function is a unit vector
normalVector = EPObj.UnitVector(normalVector);
//get X-Y projection of the normal vector
//normalVector.Z = 0;
//get azimuth: cross product of normal vector x-y projection and northVector
//1st quadrant
if ((normalVector.X == 0 && normalVector.Y == 1) || (normalVector.X == 1 && normalVector.Y == 0) || (normalVector.X > 0 && normalVector.Y > 0))
{
//get azimuth: cross product of normal vector x-y projection and northVector
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect azVector = EPObj.CrossProduct(normalVector, northVector);
double azVectorMagnitude = EPObj.VectorMagnitude(azVector);
//modification for when the vector is in different quadrants
calculatedAzimuth = Math.Round(Math.Asin(azVectorMagnitude) * 180 / Math.PI, 2);
return(calculatedAzimuth);
}
//second quadrant
else if (normalVector.X < 0 && normalVector.Y > 0)
{
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect azVector = EPObj.CrossProduct(normalVector, westVector);
double azVectorMagnitude = EPObj.VectorMagnitude(azVector);
//modification for when the vector is in different quadrants
calculatedAzimuth = Math.Round(Math.Asin(azVectorMagnitude) * 180 / Math.PI, 2) + 270;
return(calculatedAzimuth);
}
//quadrant 3
else if ((normalVector.X < 0 && normalVector.Y < 0) || (normalVector.X == -1 && normalVector.Y == 0))
{
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect azVector = EPObj.CrossProduct(normalVector, southVector);
double azVectorMagnitude = EPObj.VectorMagnitude(azVector);
//modification for when the vector is in different quadrants
calculatedAzimuth = Math.Round(Math.Asin(azVectorMagnitude) * 180 / Math.PI, 2) + 180;
return(calculatedAzimuth);
}
//quadrant 4
else if ((normalVector.X > 0 && normalVector.Y < 0) || (normalVector.X == 0 && normalVector.Y == -1))
{
EPObj.MemorySafe_CartVect azVector = EPObj.CrossProduct(normalVector, eastVector);
double azVectorMagnitude = EPObj.VectorMagnitude(azVector);
//modification for when the vector is in different quadrants
calculatedAzimuth = Math.Round(Math.Asin(azVectorMagnitude) * 180 / Math.PI, 2) + 90;
return(calculatedAzimuth);
}
//this will happen to vectors that point straight down or straight up because we are only interested in the X-Y projection and set the Z to zero anyways
else if (normalVector.X == 0 && normalVector.Y == 0)
{
calculatedAzimuth = 0;
return(calculatedAzimuth);
}
//get the
return(calculatedAzimuth);
}
