-- File: TopTrans.cdl -- Created: Mon Oct 28 14:59:09 1991 -- Author: Remi LEQUETTE -- ---Copyright: Matra Datavision 1991, 1992 package TopTrans ---Purpose: This package provides algorithms to compute -- complex transitions. A transition is the status of -- geometry near the boundary of a Shape. An example -- is the intersection of a curve and a surface -- enclosing a solid , the transition tells if the -- parts of the curve just before and just after the -- intersection are inside, outside or on the -- boundary of the solid. -- -- The difficulty with transitions arise when dealing -- with trimmed geometries like edges and faces. When -- the geometric intersections are inside the trimmed -- geometry the transition is usually computed by the -- intersection algorithms as the trimming can be -- safely ignored. If the intersection falls on the -- trimming boundaries one must consider the -- neighbouring entities. Consider as an example the -- intersection of a curve and a solid, if the -- intersection falls on an edge of the solid it does -- not falls inside the two faces adjacent to the -- edge, a complex transition occurs. -- -- This package provides two classes : -- -- * CurveTransition is used to compute complex -- transitions with an other curve. -- -- * SurfaceTransition is used to compute complex -- transitions in 3D space. -- -- The curves and surfaces are given by a first or -- second order approximation around the intersection -- point. For a curve, the tangent vector or the -- osculating circle. For a surface the normal vector -- or the osculating quadric. uses Standard, TCollection, TColStd, gp, TopAbs is class Array2OfOrientation instantiates Array2 from TCollection (Orientation from TopAbs); class CurveTransition; class SurfaceTransition; end TopTrans;