Complex Profiles

[Lingwisyer]

Hi all,

How do you go about pulling Complex Profile information then creating an extrusion from said information?



Ling.

[David Maudlin]

Ling:

Here is an example part from Graphisoft.

David

[Lingwisyer]

Coolios. So I was looking at the right thing. Just need to figure out how to incorporate it.


Can you pull the profiles height?

[Barry Kelly]

Lingwisyer wrote:
Can you pull the profiles height?

Profiles are just a shape, they don't have a height or length.
When you extrude, tube, revolve, etc., the shape, that is when you give it a length or height.

Unless I am misunderstanding what you mean.

Barry.

[Lingwisyer]

_cprism does not define a height. I just have a buffer of nodes and an extrusion length. Is there a way to find the difference between the highest and lowest value of Y within the buffer?

The aim is to shift the profile above zero.


Ling.

[Barry Kelly]

CPRISM_ is just the same as a PRISM_, but with materials for top, bottom and side surfaces.
The height can be what ever you want to make it - no need to know the max y value in the profile.

To move the profile above zero just 'ADDz' before the CPRISM_

Barry.

[Lingwisyer]

Ok, my bad wording... I probably should not use the word "height" as I am not talking about the extrusion amount which is defined as height within the operation...

The extrusion is being use parallel to to another face, hence I am wanting a way to compensate for the Profile Origin. So more accurately, I am wanting the distance from the Profile Origin to it's lowest point.


Ling.

[Barry Kelly]

Ah, you want to allow for the size of the profile.

I know in the railing tool when you choose a profile, it will tell you the 'height' and width of the profile.
It will be in the code for the profile railing somewhere.

I will see if I can dig it out - unless you beat me to it.

It may well be a request for the profile height and width - not sure yet.

Barry.

[Barry Kelly]

Found it.

reqComp	= REQUEST ("Profile_default_boundingbox",  ac_railProfileID, _xMin, _yMin, _xMax, _yMax)

_profileWidth	= abs(_xMax - _xMin)

_profileHeight	= abs(_yMax - _yMin)

Barry.

[Lingwisyer]

Ah. Have not used a Profiled Rail before so I did not notice that and hence did not think to look there...

Thanks Barry,



Ling.