RULED

RULED generates a curved surface between a planar and a spatial polyline, both with identical numbers of nodes; the corresponding edges are connected by plane surfaces (each either a planar quadrangle or two triangles). RULED is together with RULED_2 the only SmartPart which allows the overlapping of adjacent nodes.

Syntax

RULED n, mask, u1, v1, s1, ... , un, vn, sn, x1, y1, z1, ... , xn, yn, zn

Parameters

n (integer): number of nodes in each polyline

mask: controls the existence of the bottom, top and side surfaces (see below); the side surface connects the first and last nodes of the polylines, if any of them is not closed

ui, vi (decimal): X and Y coordinates of the planar polyline nodes

xi, yi, zi (decimal): X, Y and Z coordinates of the spatial polyline nodes

parameter restrictions: n > 1

Masking

mask = j1 + 2*j2 + 4*j3

with j1, j2, j3 may be 0 or 1
j1 (1): bottom surface is present
j2 (2): top surface is present (not effective if the top surface is not planar)
j3 (4): side surfaces are present (each either a planar quadrangle or two triangles)

Remarks

Usable since script version 1.1 (Allplan 2012-1).