SectionPlane (hwx.inspire)

class SectionPlane(**kwds)

Bases: Named

Creates and view a 2D section planes from the model.

Attribute Table

Name	Type
displayMode	Enum
distance	Double
equation	List
location	Location
normal	Direction
thickness	Double

Example

The result of a section cut operation.

from hwx import inspire
model = inspire.newModel()
part = model.createSolidBlock()
sectionPlane1 = inspire.SectionPlane()
sectionPlane1.visible = True

print("INITIAL SECTION PLANE PROPERTIES:")
print("")
print("Section Plane normal: " + str(sectionPlane1.normal))
print("Section Plane distance: " + str(sectionPlane1.distance))
print("Section Plane location: " + str(sectionPlane1.location))
print("Section Plane thickness: " + str(sectionPlane1.thickness))

sectionPlane1.normal = (0, 1, 1)
sectionPlane1.distance = 0
sectionPlane1.location = (0, 0, 0.75)
sectionPlane1.thickness = 0.1

print("SECTION PLANE PROPERTIES AFTER MODFICATION:")
print("")
print("Section Plane normal: " + str(sectionPlane1.normal))
print("Section Plane distance: " + str(sectionPlane1.distance))
print("Section Plane location: " + str(sectionPlane1.location))
print("Section Plane thickness: " + str(sectionPlane1.thickness))

inspire.orientView(direction="isometric")

property equation

List of four float values, as an equation to the section plane describing:

1. The location of the of the plane.

2. The orientation of the plane.

3. The normal of the plane.

4. The distance from origin to plane along normal.

property normal

Sets the normal of the plane.

property distance

Returns and sets the distance from origin to plane along normal.

property location

Returns and sets the intersection location of plane and plane normal passing through origin.

property thickness

Returns and sets the thickness of the sectional plane.

property displayMode

Returns and sets the display mode of the section plane.

The available graphic display modes are “Above”, “Below” or “Both”.

Graphics above, below or above & below will be hidden.