3D Model Editing

edit3D namespace

The 3D Model Editing subsection of the 3D Editing evCreate API section is accessed with the edit3D namespace:

Type aliases

EvBBox3D

A type alias for an array of the coordinates of a bounding box in 3D space.

EvCoord3D

A type alias for an array of X, Y, and Z coordinates in 3D space.

EvMatrix3D

A type alias for an array of the homogeneous coordinates of a 4×4 homogeneous transformation matrix.

EvPartId

A type alias for a persistent internal unique identifier of a Part item.

EvVector3D

A type alias for an array of the X, Y, and Z coordinates of a vector in 3D space.

Functions

AddOffsetLines(parts: EvItem[]): Promise<EvItem[]>

A function to add offset lines to given parts of a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session.

EditModel(model: EvItem): Promise<void>

A function to launch a 3D editing session for a given 3D model item.

EnableContextMenu(enable: boolean): void

A function to turn on or off the context menu in the 3D editing mode.

Exit(): Promise<void>

A function to quit a currently active 3D editing session without saving changes.

FindParts(metaValue: EvMetaValue): Promise<EvItem[]>

A function to find part items in a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session against given metadata.

FitCameraTo(parts?: EvItem[]): Promise<void>

A function to make given parts fully visible and fit the viewport.

GetActiveModel(): undefined | EvItem

A function to get a 3D model item currently edited in an active 3D editing session.

GetBaseUnitLengthInMillimeters(): number

A function to get the base unit of measurement of a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session converted into millimeters.

GetModelInfo(options?: EvPartQueryOptions): Promise<Ev3DObjectData>

A function to get the 3D attributes of a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session.

GetPartBoundingBox(parts: EvItem[]): Promise<EvBBox3D>

A function to get the current combined 3D bounding box of given parts of a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session with part transformations.

GetPartInfo(part: EvItem, options?: EvPartQueryOptions): Promise<Ev3DObjectData>

A function to get the 3D attributes of a given part item of a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session.

GetPartNeutralBoundingBox(parts: EvItem[]): Promise<EvBBox3D>

A function to get the original combined 3D bounding box of given parts of a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session without part transformations.

RotatePart(parts: EvItem[], pivot: EvCoord3D, axis: EvVector3D, angle: number): Promise<void>

A function to rotate given parts of a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session around a given pivot point, along a given axis, by a given angle.

Save(): Promise<void>

A function to quit a currently active 3D editing session and save all the changes done to a 3D model item edited during this session to this 3D model item.

SaveNew(): Promise<void>

A function to quit a currently active 3D editing session and save all the changes done to a 3D model item edited during this session to a newly created 3D model item.

SetPartColor(parts: EvItem[], color: string): Promise<void>

A function to paint given parts of a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session with a given color.

SetPartGhosted(parts: EvItem[], ghosted: boolean): Promise<void>

A function to turn the ghost effect for given parts of a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session on or off.

SetPartMetaData(parts: EvItem[], metaData: Ev3DMetadata[]): Promise<void>

A function to create or update given metadata properties of given parts from a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session.

SetPartOpacity(parts: EvItem[], opacity: number): Promise<void>

A function to manage the opacity (transparency) of given parts from a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session by a given opacity level.

SetPartPosition(part: EvItem, transformation: EvMatrix3D): Promise<void>

A function to translate or rotate a given part of a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session by a given 4×4 homogeneous transformation matrix.

SetPartVisible(parts: EvItem[], visible: boolean): Promise<void>

A function to hide or show given parts of a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session in the viewport.

TranslatePart(parts: EvItem[], by: EvVector3D, locally: boolean): Promise<void>

A function to translate given parts of a 3D model edited in an active 3D editing session by a given translation offset vector.