topic Re: Improving Section.SectionPoints() in API. in Civil 3D Customization Forum

Improving Section.SectionPoints() in API.

joantopo — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:37:51 GMT

Hi.

I don´t like how Section.SectionPoints( ) works.

If I have sample lines with, for example, a width =50 meters in each side, I always get a SectionPoint in offset -50 meters and 50 meters, it means, in the extrems of the sample line, although my surface boundary was narrower. Those SectionPoints, in offset -50 and 50 will have elevation 0.

Ok.

I have a method to erase all SectionPoints with elevation=0.

Second trouble.

If I create a new surface and copy another TinSurface, If we add a boundary within this new surface, and I get Section.SectionPoint(), I get Sectionpoints(converted to coordinates x,y in plant) outside the surface outer boundary!

So, I think this method should be overloaded like : Section.SectionPoints (bool IncludeInvisible).

TinSurfaces objects have TinSurface.GetTriangles(bool IncludeInvisible).

To avoid this scenario, I have to check every SectionPoint if it is inside the surface but is a process very very slow. It takes a long time.

Re: Improving Section.SectionPoints() in API.

joantopo — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:58:29 GMT

Look at this sample:

I have surface A.

I create surface B and copy surface A to surface B.

I add a boundary surface in surface B.

Sources added in Sample Line Group: only surface B.

Sample lines with width= 35 meters in left side and right side.

If I get all section Points of Station 0.000

I get this:

(station offset elevation):

0.000 -35.000 442.055
0.000 -28.414 441.935
0.000 -25.619 441.988
0.000 -25.573 441.989
0.000 -25.535 441.990
0.000 -25.471 441.991
0.000 -25.345 441.994
0.000 -24.986 442.000
0.000 -23.023 442.038
0.000 -15.209 441.805
0.000 -4.200 441.477
0.000 -4.200 441.477
0.000 -3.600 441.459
0.000 0.000 441.351
0.000 3.600 441.244
0.000 4.200 441.226
0.000 4.200 441.226
0.000 16.517 440.859
0.000 35.000 440.307

and now, look at this section in the SectionView:

The properly SectionPoints (like the section in drawing) must be only the numbers in bold of the list.

Re: Improving Section.SectionPoints() in API.

joantopo — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 17:20:48 GMT

If I select the selection and later y use "List" command prompt, look at the command line:

Note: I changed the elevations (though the offsets are the same).

In the list are showed properly. It ignores the external points in the sample line.

It says: total vertex= 11, although we only want 9 vertex.

However, in the list always appears the intemediate points (intermediate points with the same grade between to vertex).

For example, the section drawing only is 2 vertex, the rest of them (7 vertex) are intermediate points.

I think the SectionPoints() method should have 2 parameters: SectionPoints (bool IncludeVertexOutSection , bool IncludeIntermediateVertex)

Re: Improving Section.SectionPoints() in API.

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 17:04:11 GMT

Hello (Hola?) Joantopo,

I have some samplelinegroups with several samplelines with some sections (some TIN surfaces) and now I am trying to create a txt (or excel) file with all sections vertex.

Programmatically I managed to get the sampleline groups, samplelines and sections. But I can’t get the section surface name in th Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices.Section properties.

Basically, I can get the section.sectionpoints but I still don’t know from what surface they are.

How can I solve it?

Thanks!

Re: Improving Section.SectionPoints() in API.

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 17:46:45 GMT

Solved!

I found your older post:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-civil-3d-customization/sourceid-or-source-name-from-section/m-p/4700079/highlight/true#M8393

and modified:

For Each oSectionID As ObjectId In oSampleLine.GetSectionIds
  Dim oSection As Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices.Section = oTrans.GetObject(oSectionID, OpenMode.ForRead)
  Dim oSectionObject As Object = oSection.AcadObject
  Dim oSurfaceObject As Object = oSectionObject.GetType().InvokeMember("Surface", Reflection.BindingFlags.GetProperty, Nothing, oSectionObject, Nothing)
  Dim oSurface As Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices.Surface = Autodesk.Civil.DatabaseServices.DBObject.FromAcadObject(oSurfaceObject).GetObject(OpenMode.ForRead)
Next

Thanks,

Re: Improving Section.SectionPoints() in API.

joantopo — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:03:12 GMT

Le tienes que dar las gracias a Jeff.

Yo tengo ese comando en mi programa.

https://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/CIV3D/es/Detail/Index?id=appstore.exchange.autodesk.com%3Avisornet_windows32and64%3Aes

Al final, he hecho un método sobrecargado de SectionPoints que elimina los puntos intermedios (que tienen la misma pendiente) y también elimina los puntos que quedan fuera de la superficie.

Para eliminar los puntos que quedan fuera de la superficie, lo puedes hacer de 2 maneras.

1) obtener el borde de superficie y crear una región (MPolygon) y comprobar si el punto (x,y) en planta queda dentro de la región.

2) a partir de la superficie, usar un método que es para obtener la elevación de un punto de la superfície, haciendo un (try /catch), si dá error es que no tiene elevación y entonces ignoras ese punto.

En mi programa doy a elegir si usar el método 1 o el método 2, puesto que el método 2, de checkear las elevaciones de superficie, se hace muy lento si tiene que hacerlo para muchos puntos... (en realidad, es la queja de este post, porque yo el comando ya lo tengo operativo).

Saludos.

We have to thank Jeff.
I have that command in my program.
In the end, I made an overloaded method SectionPoints eliminating intermediate points (which have the same slope) and also eliminates the points that are outside the surface.
To remove the points that are outside the area, you can do it in 2 ways.
1) to obtain the edge and create a surface region (MPolygon) and check if the point (x, y) on the ground is within the region.
2) from the surface, using a method that is for the elevation of a point on the surface, making a (try / catch), if it gives error is that no lifting and then ignore that point.
Greetings.

Re: Improving Section.SectionPoints() in API.

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:29:31 GMT

Entonces doy las gracias a los dos 🙂

So, I thank you both.

Autodesk should improve (a lot) the sections API, even more when dealing with corridor sections.

Saludos,

Re: Improving Section.SectionPoints() in API.

joantopo — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:31:56 GMT

Take care with this:

If your aim is getting the Surface Id from a Section, you will need to check the surface name.

There are 3 types of Section.Sources.. (SourceType):

* TinSurface.

* CorridorSurface ( corridor surface is also a TINSurface but it is provided from a corridor).

* Corridor (it will be the Corridor Sections).

If you want to calculate the (offset,elevation) points you don´t have to find out the surface id or surface name. (surface name is not the same that "section source name")

In general, section source name is the same string value that surface name, except if the SectionType is "CorridorSurface". In that case is a composite word (Corridor Name + Surface Name).

I don´t know if we can edit that prefix in the Civil 3D User Interface.

Look at this screenshoot:

For TinSurface type, the name is equal for "surface name" and "section source name".

Regards.

Re: Improving Section.SectionPoints() in API.

joantopo — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:40:05 GMT

sorry, I was confused. In SectionSources, for a "CorridorSurface" type, the name is exactly equal that the surface name.

Is only different in the dialog form to add or remove sources.

Re: Improving Section.SectionPoints() in API.

joantopo — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:43:34 GMT

Hi.

I have just seen that we don´t have to check if the SectionPoint is inside or outside the surface with a particular method.

We can check it with Section.LeftOffset and Section.RightOffset properties.

if some sectionPoint is bigger than them, then we ignore it.

Re: Improving Section.SectionPoints() in API.

joantopo — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 22:24:40 GMT

 foreach (SectionPoint point in scpointColl)
             {
               double  offset = point.Location.X;
               double elev = point.Location.Y;

               if (offset >= seccion.LeftOffset && offset <= seccion.RightOffset)  //si el offset está comprendido entre los 2 offsets máximos
               {
                   registro = new toolsC3D.Vertices_desnivelSección();
                   registro.desfase = offset;
                   registro.elevacion = elev;

                   llista.Add(registro);
               }

             }