API_ShellType Struct Reference

Represents a shell element. More...

#include <APIdefs_Elements.h>

Public Attributes
API_Elem_Head	head
	General element header.
API_ShellClassID	shellClass
	Shell class:
API_ShellBaseType	shellBase
	Parameters common with all shell-based element types.
API_Tranmat	basePlane
	Base plane of the shell element.
bool	isFlipped
	It tells what way (inside or out) the thickness must be applied from the shell's surfaces.
bool	hasContour
	The shell has body contour data. If the shell is cut with a body contour polygon, the data of the contour is stored in the first (0-indexed) record of the shellContours array of API_ElementMemo.
UInt32	numHoles
	Number of the shell hole contours. The data of the hole contours are stored in the shellContours array of API_ElementMemo, starting after the body contour if there is one, or from the first record if no body contour is given.
API_ShellBaseContourEdgeTypeID	defEdgeType
	Default edge type for the shell element (see API_ShellBaseContourEdgeTypeID).
union {
API_ExtrudedShellData   extrudedShell
	Extruded Shell-specific data.
API_RevolvedShellData   revolvedShell
	Revolved Shell-specific data.
API_RuledShellData   ruledShell
	Ruled Shell-specific data.
}	u
	Extruded, Revolved or Ruled Shell-specific data.

Detailed Description

Represents a shell element.

Remarks

For shell related memo data see the ACAPI_Element_GetMemo function.

Member Data Documentation

shellClass

API_ShellClassID API_ShellType::shellClass

Shell class:

API_ShellClassID value	Meaning
API_ExtrudedShellID	Extruded shell type, use the API_ExtrudedShellData member of the union
API_RevolvedShellID	Revolved shell type, use the API_RevolvedShellData member of the union
API_RuledShellID	Ruled shell type, use the API_RuledShellData member of the union