ObjRefSelectionPoint Method

public Point3d SelectionPoint()

Public Function SelectionPoint As Point3d

using System;

partial class Examples
{
  public static Rhino.Commands.Result ConstrainedCopy(Rhino.RhinoDoc doc)
  {
    // Get a single planar closed curve
    var go = new Rhino.Input.Custom.GetObject();
    go.SetCommandPrompt("Select curve");
    go.GeometryFilter = Rhino.DocObjects.ObjectType.Curve;
    go.GeometryAttributeFilter = Rhino.Input.Custom.GeometryAttributeFilter.ClosedCurve;
    go.Get();
    if( go.CommandResult() != Rhino.Commands.Result.Success )
      return go.CommandResult();
    var objref = go.Object(0);
    var base_curve = objref.Curve();
    var first_point = objref.SelectionPoint();
    if( base_curve==null || !first_point.IsValid )
      return Rhino.Commands.Result.Cancel;

    Rhino.Geometry.Plane plane;
    if( !base_curve.TryGetPlane(out plane) )
      return Rhino.Commands.Result.Cancel;

    // Get a point constrained to a line passing through the initial selection
    // point and parallel to the plane's normal
    var gp = new Rhino.Input.Custom.GetPoint();
    gp.SetCommandPrompt("Offset point");
    gp.DrawLineFromPoint(first_point, true);
    var line = new Rhino.Geometry.Line(first_point, first_point+plane.Normal);
    gp.Constrain(line);
    gp.Get();
    if( gp.CommandResult() != Rhino.Commands.Result.Success )
      return gp.CommandResult();
    var second_point = gp.Point();
    Rhino.Geometry.Vector3d vec = second_point - first_point;
    if( vec.Length > 0.001 )
    {
      var xf = Rhino.Geometry.Transform.Translation(vec);
      Guid id = doc.Objects.Transform(objref, xf, false);
      if( id!=Guid.Empty )
      {
        doc.Views.Redraw();
        return Rhino.Commands.Result.Success;
      }
    }
    return Rhino.Commands.Result.Cancel;
  }
}

Partial Class Examples
  Public Shared Function ConstrainedCopy(doc As Rhino.RhinoDoc) As Rhino.Commands.Result
    ' Get a single planar closed curve
    Dim go = New Rhino.Input.Custom.GetObject()
    go.SetCommandPrompt("Select curve")
    go.GeometryFilter = Rhino.DocObjects.ObjectType.Curve
    go.GeometryAttributeFilter = Rhino.Input.Custom.GeometryAttributeFilter.ClosedCurve
    go.Get()
    If go.CommandResult() <> Rhino.Commands.Result.Success Then
      Return go.CommandResult()
    End If
    Dim objref = go.Object(0)
    Dim base_curve = objref.Curve()
    Dim first_point = objref.SelectionPoint()
    If base_curve Is Nothing OrElse Not first_point.IsValid Then
      Return Rhino.Commands.Result.Cancel
    End If

    Dim plane As Rhino.Geometry.Plane
    If Not base_curve.TryGetPlane(plane) Then
      Return Rhino.Commands.Result.Cancel
    End If

    ' Get a point constrained to a line passing through the initial selection
    ' point and parallel to the plane's normal
    Dim gp = New Rhino.Input.Custom.GetPoint()
    gp.SetCommandPrompt("Offset point")
    gp.DrawLineFromPoint(first_point, True)
    Dim line = New Rhino.Geometry.Line(first_point, first_point + plane.Normal)
    gp.Constrain(line)
    gp.Get()
    If gp.CommandResult() <> Rhino.Commands.Result.Success Then
      Return gp.CommandResult()
    End If
    Dim second_point = gp.Point()
    Dim vec As Rhino.Geometry.Vector3d = second_point - first_point
    If vec.Length > 0.001 Then
      Dim xf = Rhino.Geometry.Transform.Translation(vec)
      Dim id As Guid = doc.Objects.Transform(objref, xf, False)
      If id <> Guid.Empty Then
        doc.Views.Redraw()
        Return Rhino.Commands.Result.Success
      End If
    End If
    Return Rhino.Commands.Result.Cancel
  End Function
End Class

import Rhino
import scriptcontext

def constrainedcopy():
    #get a single closed curve
    go = Rhino.Input.Custom.GetObject()
    go.SetCommandPrompt("Select curve")
    go.GeometryFilter = Rhino.DocObjects.ObjectType.Curve
    go.GeometryAttributeFilter = Rhino.Input.Custom.GeometryAttributeFilter.ClosedCurve
    go.Get()
    if go.CommandResult() != Rhino.Commands.Result.Success: return
    objref = go.Object(0)
    base_curve = objref.Curve()
    first_point = objref.SelectionPoint()
    if not base_curve or not first_point.IsValid:
        return
    isplanar, plane = base_curve.TryGetPlane()
    if not isplanar: return

    gp = Rhino.Input.Custom.GetPoint()
    gp.SetCommandPrompt("Offset point")
    gp.DrawLineFromPoint(first_point, True)
    line = Rhino.Geometry.Line(first_point, first_point + plane.Normal)
    gp.Constrain(line)
    gp.Get()
    if gp.CommandResult() != Rhino.Commands.Result.Success:
        return
    second_point = gp.Point()
    vec = second_point - first_point
    if vec.Length > 0.001:
        xf = Rhino.Geometry.Transform.Translation(vec)
        id = scriptcontext.doc.Objects.Transform(objref, xf, False)
        scriptcontext.doc.Views.Redraw()
        return id

if __name__=="__main__":
    constrainedcopy()