API_ShellType |

Represents a shell element.

    typedef struct {
        API_Elem_Head                    head;
        API_ShellClassID                 shellClass;
        Int32                            filler_1;
        API_ShellBaseType                shellBase;
        API_Tranmat                      basePlane;
        bool                             isFlipped;
        bool                             hasContour;
        short                            filler_2;
        UInt32                           numHoles;
        API_ShellBaseContourEdgeTypeID   defEdgeType;
        Int32                            filler_3;
        union {
            API_ExtrudedShellData        extrudedShell;
            API_RevolvedShellData        revolvedShell;
            API_RuledShellData           ruledShell;
        } u;
    } API_ShellType;

Members

head

General element header.

shellClass

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

shellBase

Parameters common with all shell-based element types.

basePlane

Base plane of the shell element.

isFlipped

It tells what way (inside or out) the thickness must be applied from the shell’s surfaces.

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.

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.

defEdgeType

Default edge type for the shell element (see API_ShellBaseContourEdgeTypeID).

u::extrudedShell

Extruded Shell specific data.

u::revolvedShell

Revolved Shell specific data.

u::ruledShell

Ruled Shell specific data.

Remarks

For shell related memo data see the ACAPI_Element_GetMemo function.

Requirements

Version: API 15 or later

Header: APIdefs_Elements.h

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