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Determine if a point lies on a spline?

Determine if a point lies on a spline?

Determine if a point lies on a spline?

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Hi,

I'm trying to figure out if two splines are equal. When a user selects a spline using the 'singe curve' option, the NXOpen API doesn't allow me to see which spline was selected. It does, however, create a temporary spline. Unfortunately, after plugging this temporary spline into a 'CreateStudioSplineBuilderEX' and getting out the points, and comparing the temporary spline to the original, only the first and last point are the same, with different points in between. The original spline has 5 points associated with it while the temporary one has 6. They splines should be shaped exactly the same.

Is there a method in NX that could tell you if a point lies on a curve?

RE: Determine if a point lies on a spline?

Dan, if you measure distance from point to curve and you get zero. You can also check deviation between cutves to make sure they are identical.

NX7.5 + TC8.3

RE: Determine if a point lies on a spline?

I don't think you can use the grip program for comparison of two curves, but you can use it to determine if a point lies on a curve.

Best regards,

Michaël.

NX7.5.4.4 + TC Unified 8.3
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