| | Describes functions to build wires from edges. A wire can
be built from any number of edges.
To build a wire you first initialize the construction, then
add edges in sequence. An unlimited number of edges
can be added. The initialization of construction is done with:
- no edge (an empty wire), or
- edges of an existing wire, or
- up to four connectable edges.
In order to be added to a wire under construction, an
edge (unless it is the first one) must satisfy the following
condition: one of its vertices must be geometrically
coincident with one of the vertices of the wire (provided
that the highest tolerance factor is assigned to the two
vertices). It could also be the same vertex.
- The given edge is shared by the wire if it contains:
- two vertices, identical to two vertices of the wire
under construction (a general case of the wire closure), or
- one vertex, identical to a vertex of the wire under
construction; the other vertex not being
geometrically coincident with another vertex of the wire.
- In other cases, when one of the vertices of the edge
is simply geometrically coincident with a vertex of the
wire under construction (provided that the highest
tolerance factor is assigned to the two vertices), the
given edge is first copied and the coincident vertex is
replaced in this new edge, by the coincident vertex of the wire.
Note: it is possible to build non manifold wires using this construction tool.
A MakeWire object provides a framework for:
- initializing the construction of a wire,
- adding edges to the wire under construction, and
- consulting the result.
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