CPLradialslots
by Tim C. Lueth, SG-Lib Toolbox: SolidGeometry 5.6 - CPL/Closed Polygon Lists
Introduced first in SolidGeometry 5.4, Creation date: 2024-06-13, Last change: 2025-09-15
creates rotating circle segment contour for socket connectors
See Also: CPLcopyunionradial
Example Illustration
Syntax
[CPLN,CPL,nn]=CPLradialslots([Riw,ls,nmax,off])
Input Parameter
Riw: | | [Ri Ro] |
ls: | | length of the slot |
nmax: | | maximum number of slots |
off: | | offset angle |
Output Parameter
CPLN: | | Complete Conotur |
CPL: | | 1st Segment |
nn: | | |
Examples
CPLradialslots([28 29],10,5),1)
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Algorithm (Workflow)
This function, CPLradialslots, generates a rotating circle segment contour for socket connectors. It is part of the SolidGeometry library and is designed to create closed polygon lists.
Input Parameters
- Riw: A vector [Ri, Ro] where Ri is the inner radius and Ro is the outer radius. The function sorts these values to ensure Ri is the smaller value.
- ls: The length of the slot.
- nmax: The maximum number of slots allowed.
- off: The offset angle for the slots.
Output Results
- CPLN: The complete contour of the slots.
- CPL: The first segment of the contour.
- nn: The actual number of slots used.
Algorithm Steps
- Retrieve and sort the input parameters using
getfuncparams. Default values are provided if not specified.
- Calculate the difference
d between the outer and inner radii.
- Determine the maximum number of slots
nn that can fit around the circle using the formula floor(2*pi*Ri/ls). If this exceeds nmax, set nn to nmax.
- Calculate the angular width
w of each slot using 2*pi*ls/(2*pi*Ri).
- Set the offset angle
off using getfuncparams, defaulting to -w/2.
- Create the contour
CPL by generating two circles: one at radius Ri+d and another at Ri, with the specified width and offset.
- Generate the complete contour
CPLN by copying and rotating the initial contour CPL using CPLcopyunionradial and CPLradialEdges.
- If no output arguments are specified, plot the results using
SGfigure, CPSplot, CPLplot, and SGplotalpha.
Algorithm explaination created using ChatGPT on 2025-08-19 07:43. (Please note: No guarantee for the correctness of this explanation)
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