How to get geometry of underlying TopoDS_Shape Objects

Venugopal Gudimetla
Mon, 03/29/2010 - 18:20

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Hi,
I am learning OCC so please help me:
For various TopoDS_Shape objects like TopoDS_Edge, TopoDS_Vertex etc, is there a way to get the geometry objects which make up the TopoDS_Shape objects? for example, for a given TopoDS_Vertex, how can I inquire or get gp_Pnt which makes up TopoDS_Vertex? similarly for TopoDS_Edge ?

is BRep_Tool::Pnt() is the only way? to get the vertex point? how about higher topologies?

Thanks,

Venu

Roman Lygin
Mon, 03/29/2010 - 23:32

Hi Venu,

You need to use BRep_Tool to get underlying geometry.
Read Modeling Data User's Guide. You can also check the following blog posts:

http://opencascade.blogspot.com/2009/02/topology-and-geometry-in-open-ca...
http://opencascade.blogspot.com/2009/02/topology-and-geometry-in-open-ca...
http://opencascade.blogspot.com/2009/02/continued.html

Roman

Venugopal Gudimetla
Tue, 03/30/2010 - 04:23

Thanks Roman...I will read your blogposts. Thanks again for all the work you do for beginners like me.

Regards,
Venu