NAME
CAD::Drawing::Calculate - Calculations for CAD::Drawing
DESCRIPTION
This module provides calculation functions for the CAD::Drawing family of modules.
AUTHOR
Eric L. Wilhelm <ewilhelm at cpan dot org>
http://scratchcomputing.com
COPYRIGHT
This module is copyright (C) 2004-2006 by Eric L. Wilhelm. Portions copyright (C) 2003 by Eric L. Wilhelm and A. Zahner Co.
LICENSE
This module is distributed under the same terms as Perl. See the Perl source package for details.
You may use this software under one of the following licenses:
(1) GNU General Public License
(found at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html)
(2) Artistic License
(found at http://www.perl.com/pub/language/misc/Artistic.html)NO WARRANTY
This software is distributed with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. The author, his former employer, and any other contributors will in no way be held liable for any loss or damages resulting from its use.
Modifications
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SEE ALSO
CAD::Drawing
CAD::Calc
Math::VecMethods
Extents Calculations
OrthExtents
Calculates the extents of a group of objects (selected according to select_addr()) and returns an array: [xmin,xmax],[ymin,ymax].
@extents = $drw->OrthExtents(\%opts);getExtentsRec
Alias to OrthExtents() which returns a polyline-form array of points (counter clockwise from lower-left) describing a rectangle.
@rec = $drw->getExtentsRec(\%opts);EntOrthExtents
Gets the orthographic extents of the object at $addr. Returns [\@xpts,\@y_pts] (leaving you to sort through them and find which is min or max.)
@extents = $drw->EntOrthExtents($addr);@orthfunc
List of hash references containing code references to reduce duplication and facilitate natural flow (rather than ifififif statements.)
Planar Geometry Methods
offset
Intended as any-object offset function (not easy).
$dist is negative to offset outward
$drw->offset($object, $dist);divide
$drw->divide();area
$drw->area($addr);Line Manipulations
pline_to_ray
Transforms a polyline with a nubbin into a ray (line with direction.)
$line_addr = $drw->pline_to_ray($pline_addr);trim_both
Trims two lines to their intersection.
$drw->trim_both($addr1, $addr2, $tol, \@keep_ends);See CAD::Calc::line_intersection()
Coordinate Transforms
Switch between coordinate system representations.
to_ocs
Change the objects coordinates into the object coordinate system.
Both of these are relatively quick. A simple test shows that one point can be taken back and forth at about 2KHz, so don't be afraid to use them.
$drw->to_ocs($addr);to_wcs
Change the object's coordinates into the world coordinate system.
$drw->to_wcs($addr);flatten
Puts the object in the wcs, zeros all z-coordinates and deletes the normal vector. Note that this is fine for projecting polylines and lines, but may not be what you want if you are trying to make a circle into an ellipse (at least not yet.)
$drw->flatten($addr);Functions
Non-OO internal-use functions.
_ocs_axes
Returns the x,y, and z axes for the ocs described by @normal. These will have arbitrary lengths.
@local_axes = _ocs_axes(@normal);_wcs_axes
Returns the x,y, and z axes for the world coordinate system in terms of the @ocs_axes.
@trs_axes = _wcs_axes(@ocs_axes);