Primitives

Some of the most commonly-used objects in pycad are listed here. For a more complete list see the full API documentation.

$\begin{classdesc}{Point}{x1, x2, x3} Create a point with from coordinates. \end{classdesc}$

$\begin{classdesc}{Line}{point1, point2} Create a line with between starting and ending points. \end{classdesc}$

$\begin{classdesc}{Curve}{point1, point2, ...} Create a \code{Curve}, which is simply a list of points. \end{classdesc}$

$\begin{classdesc}{Spline}{curve} Interpret a \code{Curve} using a spline. \end{classdesc}$

$\begin{classdesc}{BSpline}{curve} Interpret a \code{Curve} using a b-spline. \end{classdesc}$

$\begin{classdesc}{BezierCurve}{curve} Interpret a \code{Curve} using a Bezier curve. \end{classdesc}$

$\begin{classdesc}{CurveLoop}{list} Create a closed \code{Curve} connecting the lines and/or points given in the \code{list}. \end{classdesc}$

$\begin{classdesc}{Arc}{center_point, start_point, end_point} Create an arc by sp... ...d points. An arc may subtend an angle of at most $\pi$\ radians. \end{classdesc}$

$\begin{classdesc}{PlaneSurface}{loop, \optional{holes=[list]}} Create a surface for a 2-D mesh, which may have one or more holes. \end{classdesc}$

$\begin{classdesc}{RuledSurface}{list} Create a surface that can be interpolated using transfinite interpolation. \end{classdesc}$

$\begin{classdesc}{SurfaceLoop}{list} Create a loop of 2D primitives, which defines the shell of a volume. \end{classdesc}$

$\begin{classdesc}{Volume}{loop, \optional{holes=[list]}} Create a volume for a 3-D mesh given a SurfaceLoop, which may have one or more holes. \end{classdesc}$

$\begin{classdesc}{PropertySet}{list} Create a PropertySet given a list of 1-D, 2... ...items. See the section on Properties below for more information. \end{classdesc}$

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