Path Class
- A
Pathobject is a collection of curves that join head-to-tail to form a path. - A
Pathobject does not bound a planar region. UseLoopto indicate region bounding.
see Curve Collections learning article.
Extends
Methods
| Name | Description | |
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| constructor(): Path | Construct an empty path. | |
| announceToCurveProcessor(processor: RecursiveCurveProcessor, indexInParent: number = -1): void | invoke processor.announcePath(this, indexInParent) |
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| cloneEmptyPeer(): Path | Clone as a new Path with no primitives |
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| cloneStroked(options?: StrokeOptions): AnyCurve | Return a deep copy, with leaf-level curve primitives stroked. | |
| dgnBoundaryType(): number | Return the boundary type (1) of a corresponding MicroStation CurveVector | |
| dispatchToGeometryHandler(handler: GeometryHandler): any | Second step of double dispatch: call handler.handlePath(this) |
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| isSameGeometryClass(other: GeometryQuery): boolean | Test if other is an instance of Path |
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| create(...curves: Point3d[] | CurvePrimitive[]): Path Static | Create a path from a variable length list of curve primitives | |
| createArray(curves: CurvePrimitive[]): Path Static | Create a path from a an array of curve primitives |
Inherited methods
| Name | Inherited from | Description |
|---|---|---|
| checkForNonLinearPrimitives(): boolean | CurveChain | return true if the curve collection has any primitives other than LineSegment3d and LineString3d |
| childIndex(target: undefined | CurvePrimitive, alsoSearchProxies?: boolean): undefined | number | CurveChain | Return the index where target is found in the array of children |
| clone(): CurveCollection | CurveChain | Return a deep copy. |
| cloneTransformed(transform: Transform): undefined | CurveCollection | CurveChain | Create a deep copy of transformed curves. |
| cloneWithExpandedLineStrings(): CurveCollection | CurveChain | Create a deep copy with all linestrings expanded to multiple LineSegment3d. |
| closestPoint(spacePoint: Point3d): undefined | CurveLocationDetail | CurveChain | Return the closest point on the contained curves |
| collectCurvePrimitives(collectorArray?: CurvePrimitive[], smallestPossiblePrimitives: boolean = false, explodeLineStrings: boolean = false): CurvePrimitive[] | CurveChain | Return an array containing only the curve primitives. |
| cyclicCurvePrimitive(index: number, cyclic: boolean = true): undefined | CurvePrimitive | CurveChain | Return the [index] curve primitive, optionally using modulo to mapindex to the cyclic indexing. |
| extendRange(range: Range3d, transform?: Transform): void | CurveChain | invoke curve.extendRange(range, transform) for each child |
| getChild(i: number): undefined | CurvePrimitive | CurveChain | Return a child by index |
| getPackedStrokes(options?: StrokeOptions): undefined | GrowableXYZArray | CurveChain | Stroke the chain into a simple xyz array. |
| isAlmostEqual(other: GeometryQuery): boolean | CurveChain | test for exact structure and nearly identical geometry. |
| maxGap(): number | CurveChain | return the max gap between adjacent primitives in Path and Loop collections. |
| primitiveIndexAndFractionToCurveLocationDetailPointAndDerivative(index: number, fraction: number, cyclic: boolean = false, result?: CurveLocationDetail): undefined | CurveLocationDetail | CurveChain | Evaluate an indexed curve at a fraction. |
| projectedParameterRange(ray: Ray3d | Vector3d, lowHigh?: Range1d): undefined | Range1d | CurveChain | Project instance geometry (via dispatch) onto the given ray, and return the extreme fractional parameters of projection. |
| range(transform?: Transform, result?: Range3d): Range3d | CurveChain | return the range of the entire (tree) GeometryQuery |
| reverseChildrenInPlace(): void | CurveChain | Reverse each child curve (in place) |
| sumLengths(): number | CurveChain | Return the sum of the lengths of all contained curves. |
| tryAddChild(child: undefined | AnyCurve): boolean | CurveChain | add a child curve. |
| tryTransformInPlace(transform: Transform): boolean | CurveChain | Apply transform recursively to children |
| tryTranslateInPlace(dx: number, dy: number = 0.0, dz: number = 0.0): boolean | CurveChain | try to move the geometry by dx,dy,dz |
| areAlmostEqual(a: undefined | GeometryQuery, b: undefined | GeometryQuery): boolean Static | CurveChain | apply instance method isAlmostEqual if both are defined. |
| createCurveLocationDetailOnAnyCurvePrimitive(source: undefined | GeometryQuery, fraction: number = 0.5): undefined | CurveLocationDetail Static | CurveChain | * Find any curve primitive in the source. |
Properties
| Name | Type | Description | |
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| curveCollectionType Readonly | "path" | String name for schema properties |
Inherited properties
| Name | Type | Inherited from | Description |
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| _curves Protected | CurvePrimitive[] | CurveChain | The curve primitives in the chain. |
| children Accessor ReadOnly | CurvePrimitive[] | CurveChain | Return the array of CurvePrimitive |
| geometryCategory Readonly | "curveCollection" | CurveChain | String name for schema properties |
| isAnyRegionType Accessor ReadOnly | boolean | CurveChain | Return true for planar region types: * Loop* ParityRegion* UnionRegion |
| isClosedPath Accessor ReadOnly | boolean | CurveChain | Return true for a single-loop planar region type, i.e. Loop.* This is _not- a test for physical closure of a Path |
| isInner | boolean | CurveChain | Flag for inner loop status. |
| isOpenPath Accessor ReadOnly | boolean | CurveChain | Return true for a Path, i.e. a chain of curves joined head-to-tail |
Defined in
- curve/Path.ts Line 26
Last Updated: 20 June, 2023