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Spaceclaim automatic body generator

Hello,

TL;DR: I wish to write a python script which creates box bodies from their x,y,z dimensions and centroid locations - [Xdim,Ydim,Zdim] and [Xloc,Yloc,Zloc], in relation to a local origin .

I tried to use
BlockBody.Create(Point.Create(MM(0), MM(0), MM(0)), Point.Create(MM(Ydim), MM(Xdim), MM(Zdim))
but it creates the box according to translation and orientation of the global origin

Relocating the box afterwards becomes problematic because the relation, both translation and orientation, between the local and global origin must be calculated. It can be a possible solution but I neither want to do it manually nor know how to do it automatically using scripting

thank you in advance,
Sonenzon

In case anyone in the future might find this topic useful :)

Given the following data:
- Position of centroid [Xpos, Ypos, Zpos]
- Dimensions of a box [Xdim, Ydim, Zdim]
- local cordinate system named 'local_sys'

Code:

# Box Position

Xpos=69.3

Ypos=39.5

Zpos=float(2.94)



# Components Dimensions

Xdim=float(11.09)

Ydim=float(10.61)

Zdim=float(0.6)



#Creating rectengular sketch of the box in the local origin plane "local_sys" and tranlation to the bottom face of the box = Zpos - Zdim/2

# Set sketch plane

result = ViewHelper.SetSketchPlane(Selection.CreateByNames("local_sys"),None)

axis = HandleAxis.Z

distance = MM(Zpos - Zdim/2)

# Create surface

result = ViewHelper.TransformSectionPlaneAlongAxis(axis, distance)

point1 = Point2D.Create(MM(Xpos - Xdim/2),MM(Ypos - Ydim/2))

point2 = Point2D.Create(MM(Xpos + Xdim/2),MM(Ypos - Ydim/2))

point3 = Point2D.Create(MM(Xpos + Xdim/2),MM(Ypos + Ydim/2))

result = SketchRectangle.Create(point1, point2, point3)

mode = InteractionMode.Solid

result = ViewHelper.SetViewMode(mode, None))



# Extruding box according to Zdim

j = GetRootPart().Bodies 

#Selects the newest body added to the design, which the surface of the box that needed to be extruded

selection = FaceSelection.Create(GetRootPart().Bodies[j.Count-1].Faces[0])

options = ExtrudeFaceOptions()

options.ExtrudeType = ExtrudeType.ForceIndependent

result = ExtrudeFaces.Execute(selection, MM(Zdim), options)