[DesignModeler] Pattern Function does not work,why?
 

Hi,everyone!
The following js code is a simple DesignModeler example.I want to body2 pattern around YAxis. But it does not work. How to set pattern axis?

var XYPlane = agb.GetXYPlane();
agb.SetActivePlane (XYPlane);

function planeSketchesOnly (p)
{

//Plane
p.Plane = agb.GetActivePlane();
p.Origin = p.Plane.GetOrigin();
p.XAxis = p.Plane.GetXAxis();
p.YAxis = p.Plane.GetYAxis();

//Sketch1
p.Sk1 = p.Plane.NewSketch();
p.Sk1.Name = "Sketch";

//Edges
with (p.Sk1)
{
a=10
b=20
h=20
p.Ln11 = Line(a,0,b,0);
p.Ln12 = Line(b,0,b,h);
p.Ln13 = Line(b,h,a,h);
p.Ln14 = Line(a,h,a,0);
}
edge1=p.Ln14;

//Sketch2
p.Sk2 = p.Plane.NewSketch();
p.Sk2.Name = "Sketch2";

//Edges
with (p.Sk2)
{
a=15
b=24
h=10
h0=12
p.Ln21 = Line(a,h0,b,h0);
p.Ln22 = Line(b,h0,b,h0+h);
p.Ln23 = Line(b,h0+h,a,h+h0);
p.Ln24 = Line(a,h+h0,a,h0);
}


//Dimensions and/or constraints
with (p.Plane)
{

}
p.Plane.EvalDimCons(); //Final evaluate of all dimensions and constraints in plane
return p;
} //End Plane JScript function: planeSketchesOnly

//Call Plane JScript function
var ps1 = planeSketchesOnly (new Object());

//BODY1
var MyRevolve1 = agb.Revolve(agc.Add,
ps1.Sk1,
ps1.YAxis,
agc.DirNormal,
360.0,
0.0,
agc.No,
0.0,
0.0);
agb.Regen();

//BODY2
var MyRevolve2 = agb.Revolve(agc.Frozen,
ps1.Sk2,
ps1.YAxis,
agc.DirNormal,
3.0,
0.0,
agc.No,
0.0,
0.0);
agb.Regen(); //To insure model validity


var MyPattern = ag.gui.CreatePattern();
MyPattern.Name="Pattern1";
ag.listview.ActivateItem("Pattern Type");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "Circular";

ag.listview.ActivateItem("Geometry");
agb.ClearSelections();
body1 = ag.fm.Body(1);
agb.AddSelect(agc.TypeBody, body1);
ag.listview.ItemValue = "Apply";


//==============================
ag.listview.ActivateItem("Axis");
//ag.bodyPick;
ag.edgePick; //These two methods have been tried, No Pass!
ag.gui.SelectAll();
ag.listview.ItemValue = "Apply";
//============================
ag.listview.ActivateItem("FD2, Angle");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "Evently Spaced";

ag.listview.ActivateItem("FD3, Copies (>=0)");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "8";
agb.Regen();

Hi Vallence,

You shud pick either the 3D edge at center or pick "ZX Plane" rather than picking all bodies. Try to do manually so you will understand

use "40" instead of evently spaced

try to put exactly what is in the pattern so "(FD3, Copies (>0))" will work

Hi KAPI!
Thans for your reply. I have seen the advice you suggested, it is not the essence of the problem. What i want to do is to select XYPlane's YAxis.

why do you have to select Y axis specifically?
if you only give reference to XY plane, it should work!

Hi Kapi，Thank you for your prompt reply.

I tried the following code,but it deos not work.

var PatAxis=XYPlane.GetYAxis();
ag.listview.ActivateItem("Axis");
agb.AddSelect(agc.TypeEdge3d, PatAxis);
ag.listview.ItemValue ="Apply";


The key question is i do not know how to select YAxis and let it work .

i will give it a go and let you know

I upload the actual result and the result I expect. You can find the difference between them.

With the help of many friends, I solved this problem
 

Thanks very much for Kapi and EFRIVIDA's selfless help，now I solved the problem that bothered me for several days. I will publish the code for my friends Who meet the same trouble with them.
//==============================================
var XYPlane = agb.GetXYPlane();
agb.SetActivePlane (XYPlane);
function planeSketchesOnly (p)
{
//Plane
p.Plane = agb.GetActivePlane();
p.Origin = p.Plane.GetOrigin();
p.XAxis = p.Plane.GetXAxis();
p.YAxis = p.Plane.GetYAxis();

//Sketch1
p.Sk1 = p.Plane.NewSketch();
p.Sk1.Name = "Sketch";

//Edges
with (p.Sk1)
{
a=10
b=20
h=20
p.Ln11 = Line(a,0,b,0);
p.Ln12 = Line(b,0,b,h);
p.Ln13 = Line(b,h,a,h);
p.Ln14 = Line(a,h,a,0);
}


//Sketch2
p.Sk2 = p.Plane.NewSketch();
p.Sk2.Name = "Sketch2";

//Edges
with (p.Sk2)
{
a=14;
b=24;
h=10;
h0=12;
p.Ln21 = Line(a,h0,b,h0);
p.Ln22 = Line(b,h0,b,h0+h);
p.Ln23 = Line(b,h0+h,a,h+h0);
p.Ln24 = Line(a,h+h0,a,h0);
}

//Dimensions and/or constraints
with (p.Plane)
{

}
p.Plane.EvalDimCons(); //Final evaluate of all dimensions and constraints in plane
return p;
} //End Plane JScript function: planeSketchesOnly

//Call Plane JScript function
var ps1 = planeSketchesOnly (new Object());

var MyRevolve1 = agb.Revolve(agc.Add,
ps1.Sk1,
ps1.YAxis,
agc.DirNormal,
360.0,
0.0,
agc.No,
0.0,
0.0);
agb.Regen();

var MyRevolve2 = agb.Revolve(agc.Frozen,
ps1.Sk2,
ps1.YAxis,
agc.DirNormal,
3.0,
0.0,
agc.No,
0.0,
0.0);
agb.Regen(); //To insure model validity
// Key Code
var PF1 = ag.gui.CreateSpot();
ag.listview.ActivateItem("Type");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "Construction Point";
ag.listview.ActivateItem("Definition");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "Manual Input";
ag.listview.ActivateItem("FD8, X Coordinate");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "0";
ag.listview.ActivateItem("FD9, Y Coordinate");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "0";
ag.listview.ActivateItem("FD10, Z Coordinate");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "0";
agb.Regen();

var PF2 = ag.gui.CreateSpot();
ag.listview.ActivateItem("Type");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "Construction Point";
ag.listview.ActivateItem("Definition");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "Manual Input";
ag.listview.ActivateItem("FD8, X Coordinate");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "0";
ag.listview.ActivateItem("FD9, Y Coordinate");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "100";
ag.listview.ActivateItem("FD10, Z Coordinate");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "0";
agb.Regen();
var LF1 = agb.LinePt();
LF1.AddSegment(PF1.GetPoint(1, 0),PF2.GetPoint(1, 0), 0);
agb.Regen();
//===================

var MyPattern = ag.gui.CreatePattern();
MyPattern.Name="Pattern1";
ag.listview.ActivateItem("Pattern Type");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "Circular";

ag.listview.ActivateItem("Geometry");
agb.ClearSelections();
body1 = ag.fm.Body(1);
agb.AddSelect(agc.TypeBody, body1);
ag.listview.ItemValue = "Apply";

//===========================================
ag.listview.ActivateItem("Axis");
ag.edgePick;
ag.gui.SelectAll();
ag.listview.ItemValue = "Apply";
//===========================================

ag.listview.ActivateItem("FD2, Angle");
//ag.listview.ItemValue = "Evently Spaced";
ag.listview.ItemValue = "40";

ag.listview.ActivateItem("FD3, Copies (>=0)");
ag.listview.ItemValue = "8";
agb.Regen();

good work and thanks for posting final codes.

Hey vallence,

Did this work because you changed the geometry?
previously 1 of the edges was coming in center which is why you were trying for Y axis in XY plane.
New geometry shows the body is away from center, is that why
worked?

Cheers
KAPI

Explain
 

I tried different a'values while I was debugging the code.Different a shows different result. Under current code,the final result can not vary with
a.

with (p.Sk2)
{
a=15 //when a=0 the final result is the same
b=24
h=10
h0=12
p.Ln21 = Line(a,h0,b,h0);
p.Ln22 = Line(b,h0,b,h0+h);
p.Ln23 = Line(b,h0+h,a,h+h0);
p.Ln24 = Line(a,h+h0,a,h0);
}