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Path Class

  • A Path object is a collection of curves that join head-to-tail to form a path.
  • A Path object does not bound a planar region. Use Loop to indicate region bounding.

see Curve Collections learning article.

Extends

Methods

Name Description
constructor(): Path Construct an empty path.  
announceToCurveProcessor(processor: RecursiveCurveProcessor, indexInParent: number = -1): void invoke processor.announcePath(this, indexInParent)  
cloneEmptyPeer(): Path Clone as a new Path with no primitives  
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)  
isSameGeometryClass(other: GeometryQuery): boolean Test if other is an instance of Path  
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
clone(): undefined | CurveCollection CurveChain Return a deep copy.
cloneTransformed(transform: Transform): undefined | CurveCollection CurveChain Create a deep copy of transformed curves.
cloneWithExpandedLineStrings(): undefined | 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.
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
curveCollectionType Readonly "path" String name for schema properties  

Inherited properties

Name Type Inherited from Description
_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

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Last Updated: 12 June, 2024