Get vector for edge direction

DSPuzzles

I am writing a feature that requires me to select a vertex and returns the vectors corresponding to the direction of the edges that meet at that vertex. Is this possible?

Thank you.

lemon1324

Yeah, should be pretty straightforward.  Head to the documentation and check out the qVertexAdjacent and evEdgeTangentLine functions.

kevin_o_toole_1

Definitely! I made a public doc as an example:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/71cf88a8c2e0951f0f60de72/w/8c5180c50706c37a3c028753/e/eb84571c61056de69feff247


The underlying functions here are qVertexAdjacent and evEdgeTangentLine.

Let us know if you have more questions!

DSPuzzles

Thank you very much!

A follow-up question for the same feature, how do I specify in a query for vertices that I want to allow the selection of midpoints of edges? Whenever I use "Filter: EntityType.VERTEX" I can never select these, while in OnShape features like the transform tool in translation mode I am able to select these points. I've looked through the source code but cannot seem to find a reason for these

Jake_Rosenfeld

Hello!

For various development reasons edge points (our internal name for edge midpoints) are only created if edges are selectable into the box in question.  The filter "Filter: EntityType.VERTEX || EntityType.EDGE" will allow you to select those edge points that you want to get at.  It will also allow you to select edges, which may not be desirable for your feature.  The following code may be helpful:

if (size(evaluateQuery(context, qEntityFilter(definition.point, EntityType.EDGE))) > 0)
    throw "Feature does not support edge selections, select vertex or midpoint";

This bug is on our radar, but you can help by clicking "report a bug" from the "?" menu in your Part Studio.

Hope this helps!