SGdimensioningSide

by Tim C. Lueth, SG-Lib Toolbox: SolidGeometry 5.6 - ENG-Dimensioning
Introduced first in SolidGeometry 4.9, Creation date: 2020-07-18, Last change: 2025-09-14

Creates a Front View Dimensioning Figure

Example Illustration

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Syntax

CPL=SGdimensioningSide(SG,[pnt,acc])

Input Parameter

`SG`:		Solid geometry
`pnt`:		crossing point
`acc`:		accuracy; default is 0.1

Output Parameter

CPL: CPL of Side-view

Examples


SGsample(27); SG=ans;
SGdimensioningSide(SG);

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Algorithm (Workflow)

The function SGdimensioningSide is designed to create a side-view dimensioning figure for a given solid geometry. It is part of the SolidGeometry library and was introduced in version 4.9. The function takes in several parameters and returns a CPL (Cross-Sectional Plane) of the side view.

Input Parameters

SG: This is the solid geometry input. It represents the 3D model that needs to be dimensioned.
pnt: This is the crossing point. It is an optional parameter. If not provided, it defaults to the mean of the vertices of the solid geometry.
acc: This is the accuracy parameter. It is also optional and defaults to 0.1 if not specified.

Output

CPL: This is the Cross-Sectional Plane of the side view of the solid geometry.

Algorithm Steps

Initialize angles ang1 and ang2 to 90 and 0 degrees, respectively. These angles are used for the side view orientation.
Retrieve the pnt parameter using the getfuncparams function. If pnt is not provided, it defaults to the mean of the vertices of the solid geometry.
Retrieve the acc parameter using the getfuncparams function. If acc is not provided, it defaults to 0.1.
If pnt is a scalar, convert it to a 3D point by setting it as [0 0 pnt].
If pnt is empty, set it to the mean of the vertices of the solid geometry.
Convert the solid geometry SG to its standard form using the SGofSG function.
Check the number of output arguments. If no output is expected, call SGdimensioning with the parameters SG, ang1, ang2, pnt, and acc. Assign the result to CPL.
If an output is expected, directly assign the result of SGdimensioning to CPL.

Algorithm explaination created using ChatGPT on 2025-08-19 00:38. (Please note: No guarantee for the correctness of this explanation)

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