getConicalFaceAttributes

Overview

This utility is used for extracting the Top / Bottom center points and Min / Max radius from cones.

Syntax

AxPt1,AxPt2,MinRad,MaxRad = simlab.getConicalFaceAttributes('GroupName')

(or)

AxPt1,AxPt2,MinRad,MaxRad = simlab.getConicalFaceAttributes('ModelName',FaceID)

Why we need this utility?

For automation, when we recorded the region definition using Project > Record, the defined axis points will be hardcoded in script. when we use this script for different models, it will fail due to difference in model coordinates. In order to overcome this, we can make use of this utility to extract the conical attributes from groups and utilize it for any kind of plane definition.

Utility Input/output

Note: Sample Script