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Summary of Objects, Members and Methods
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Object Type Details
: ORIENTATION Object
ORIENTATION Object
This defines the orientation of a frame of reference (i.e. the directions of the XYZ axes) in the frame of reference of that defined by an origin database reference. It does not define a position.
Members
Name
Type
Purpose
Alpha
REAL
Get/Set
The Alpha component.
Beta
REAL
Get/Set
The Beta component.
Gamma
REAL
Get/Set
The Gamma component.
Origin
DBREF
Get/Set
The DB element which is the origin.
Methods
None of these methods modifies the original object.
Name
Result
Purpose
Orientation( STRING)
ORIENTATION
Creates an ORIENTATION from the values given.
Orientation( STRING, FORMAT )
ORIENTATION
Creates an ORIENTATION from the values given, in the specified FORMAT.
EQ(ORIENTATION)
BOOLEAN
TRUE if ORIENTATIONS are equal.
LT(ORIENTATION)
BOOLEAN
TRUE if ORIENTATION is less than argument.
String(FORMAT)
STRING
Convert ORIENTATION to a STRING.
WRT(DBREF)
ORIENTATION
Convert to a new ORIENTATION with respect to given DB element.
XDir()
DIRECTION
Return X axis direction of the ORIENTATION as a DIRECTION.
YDir()
DIRECTION
Return Y axis direction of the ORIENTATION as a DIRECTION.
ZDir()
DIRECTION
Return Z axis direction of the ORIENTATION as a DIRECTION
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ORIENTATION Object Methods
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