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Im having trouble understanding how sketch features read data...
darren_13
Member, Developers Posts: 118 ✭✭
So I thought I had overcome the learning curve but appears not:
Basically i want to draw a line from point A to point B (seems simple but its part of a more complex program) using defined points from the user.
Basically i want to draw a line from point A to point B (seems simple but its part of a more complex program) using defined points from the user.
annotation { "Name" : "Select Leading Edge", "Filter" : EntityType.VERTEX && SketchObject.YES, "MaxNumberOfPicks" : 1 }
definition.leadingEdge is Query;
annotation { "Name" : "Select Trailing Edge", "Filter" : EntityType.VERTEX && SketchObject.YES, "MaxNumberOfPicks" : 1 }
definition.trailingEdge is Query;
skLineSegment(sketch, "cord", { "start" : evVertexPoint(context, {
"vertex": definition.leadingEdge}),
"end" : evVertexPoint(context, {
"vertex" : definition.trailingEdge})
});
returns error:
Precondition (value.start is undefined || is2dPoint(value.start)) of skLineSegment failed
Previously got this working by drawing an arbitrary line and coinciding them to the said points which worked using qUnion as the external second coincidence however it felt like I was bypassing my misunderstanding instead of tackling it.
A little help would be much appreciated
Sorry for the basic Question but I need to start somewhere!
Many Thanks
Darren Lynch
returns error:
Precondition (value.start is undefined || is2dPoint(value.start)) of skLineSegment failed
Previously got this working by drawing an arbitrary line and coinciding them to the said points which worked using qUnion as the external second coincidence however it felt like I was bypassing my misunderstanding instead of tackling it.
A little help would be much appreciated
Sorry for the basic Question but I need to start somewhere!
Many Thanks
Darren Lynch
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kevin_o_toole_1
Onshape Employees, Developers, HDM Posts: 565 
The error you're seeing is from the precondition toskLineSegment(), which is expecting the statement displayed in parentheses to be true (i.e. if you've defined a "start", it should be a 2D point). Specifically, it wants a point defined in the sketch's coordinate system.
The result ofevVertexPoint()is a 3d Vector in world space. You can get the start point into plane space by callingresize(planeToWorld(sketchPlane, startPoint), 2)), but there's probably an cleaner way.
You didn't mention how you definedsketch, or its plane. If you want to draw a line between two points, you'll be happiest defining the sketch plane such that its x-axis lies along the line you wish to draw. That way, it's easy to construct the two points you need in the sketch's coordinates.
Here's a minimal example which creates a sketch line on a sketch between two points as described. The sketch plane is an arbitrary plane containing the line (i.e. whose normal is defined byperpendicularVector).const point1 is Vector = evVertexPoint(context, {
"vertex" : definition.leadingEdge
});
const point2 is Vector = evVertexPoint(context, {
"vertex" : definition.trailingEdge
});
const length is ValueWithUnits = norm(point2 - point1);
const orth is Vector = perpendicularVector(point2 - point1);
const sketch1 = newSketchOnPlane(context, id + "sketch1", {
"sketchPlane" : plane(point1, orth, point2 - point1)
});
skLineSegment(sketch1, "line1", {
"start" : vector(0, 0) * meter,
"end" : vector(length, 0 * meter)
});
skSolve(sketch1);5
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skLineSegment(), which is expecting the statement displayed in parentheses to be true (i.e. if you've defined a "start", it should be a 2D point). Specifically, it wants a point defined in the sketch's coordinate system.The result of
evVertexPoint()is a 3d Vector in world space. You can get the start point into plane space by callingresize(planeToWorld(sketchPlane, startPoint), 2)), but there's probably an cleaner way.You didn't mention how you defined
sketch, or its plane. If you want to draw a line between two points, you'll be happiest defining the sketch plane such that its x-axis lies along the line you wish to draw. That way, it's easy to construct the two points you need in the sketch's coordinates.Here's a minimal example which creates a sketch line on a sketch between two points as described. The sketch plane is an arbitrary plane containing the line (i.e. whose normal is defined by
perpendicularVector).const point1 is Vector = evVertexPoint(context, {
"vertex" : definition.leadingEdge
});
const point2 is Vector = evVertexPoint(context, {
"vertex" : definition.trailingEdge
});
const length is ValueWithUnits = norm(point2 - point1);
const orth is Vector = perpendicularVector(point2 - point1);
const sketch1 = newSketchOnPlane(context, id + "sketch1", {
"sketchPlane" : plane(point1, orth, point2 - point1)
});
skLineSegment(sketch1, "line1", {
"start" : vector(0, 0) * meter,
"end" : vector(length, 0 * meter)
});
skSolve(sketch1);