GetPoint.ConstrainToConstructionPlane Method

GetPointConstrainToConstructionPlane Method

If enabled, the picked point is constrained to be on the active construction plane. If the base point is set, then the point is constrained to be on the plane that contains the base point and is parallel to the active construction plane. By default this constraint is enabled.

Namespace:  Rhino.Input.Custom
Assembly:  RhinoCommon (in RhinoCommon.dll)
Syntax
public bool ConstrainToConstructionPlane(
	bool throughBasePoint
)
Public Function ConstrainToConstructionPlane ( 
	throughBasePoint As Boolean
) As Boolean

Parameters

throughBasePoint
Type: SystemBoolean
true if the base point should be used as compulsory level reference.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
If true and the base point is set, then the point is constrained to be on the plane parallel to the construction plane that passes through the base point, even when planar mode is off. If throughBasePoint is false, then the base point shift only happens if planar mode is on.
Examples
using System;

partial class Examples
{
  public static Rhino.Commands.Result AddBackgroundBitmap(Rhino.RhinoDoc doc)
  {
    // Allow the user to select a bitmap file
    var fd = new Rhino.UI.OpenFileDialog { Filter = "Image Files (*.bmp;*.png;*.jpg)|*.bmp;*.png;*.jpg" };
      if (!fd.ShowOpenDialog())
      return Rhino.Commands.Result.Cancel;

    // Verify the file that was selected
    System.Drawing.Image image;
    try
    {
      image = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(fd.FileName);
    }
    catch (Exception)
    {
      return Rhino.Commands.Result.Failure;
    }

    // Allow the user to pick the bitmap origin
    var gp = new Rhino.Input.Custom.GetPoint();
    gp.SetCommandPrompt("Bitmap Origin");
    gp.ConstrainToConstructionPlane(true);
    gp.Get();
    if (gp.CommandResult() != Rhino.Commands.Result.Success)
      return gp.CommandResult();

    // Get the view that the point was picked in.
    // This will be the view that the bitmap appears in.
    var view = gp.View();
    if (view == null)
    {
      view = doc.Views.ActiveView;
      if (view == null)
        return Rhino.Commands.Result.Failure;
    }

    // Allow the user to specify the bitmap width in model units
    var gn = new Rhino.Input.Custom.GetNumber();
    gn.SetCommandPrompt("Bitmap width");
    gn.SetLowerLimit(1.0, false);
    gn.Get();
    if (gn.CommandResult() != Rhino.Commands.Result.Success)
      return gn.CommandResult();

    // Cook up some scale factors
    var w = gn.Number();
    var image_width = image.Width;
    var image_height = image.Height;
    var h = w * (image_height / image_width);

    var plane = view.ActiveViewport.ConstructionPlane();
    plane.Origin = gp.Point();
    view.ActiveViewport.SetTraceImage(fd.FileName, plane, w, h, false, false);
    view.Redraw();
    return Rhino.Commands.Result.Success;
  }
}
Partial Class Examples
  Public Shared Function AddBackgroundBitmap(ByVal doc As Rhino.RhinoDoc) As Rhino.Commands.Result
    ' Allow the user to select a bitmap file
    Dim fd As New Rhino.UI.OpenFileDialog()
    fd.Filter = "Image Files (*.bmp;*.png;*.jpg)|*.bmp;*.png;*.jpg"
    If fd.ShowDialog() <> System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
      Return Rhino.Commands.Result.Cancel
    End If

    ' Verify the file that was selected
    Dim image As System.Drawing.Image
    Try
      image = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(fd.FileName)
    Catch generatedExceptionName As Exception
      Return Rhino.Commands.Result.Failure
    End Try

    ' Allow the user to pick the bitmap origin
    Dim gp As New Rhino.Input.Custom.GetPoint()
    gp.SetCommandPrompt("Bitmap Origin")
    gp.ConstrainToConstructionPlane(True)
    gp.Get()
    If gp.CommandResult() <> Rhino.Commands.Result.Success Then
      Return gp.CommandResult()
    End If

    ' Get the view that the point was picked in.
    ' This will be the view that the bitmap appears in.
    Dim view As Rhino.Display.RhinoView = gp.View()
    If view Is Nothing Then
      view = doc.Views.ActiveView
      If view Is Nothing Then
        Return Rhino.Commands.Result.Failure
      End If
    End If

    ' Allow the user to specify the bitmap with in model units
    Dim gn As New Rhino.Input.Custom.GetNumber()
    gn.SetCommandPrompt("Bitmap width")
    gn.SetLowerLimit(1.0, False)
    gn.Get()
    If gn.CommandResult() <> Rhino.Commands.Result.Success Then
      Return gn.CommandResult()
    End If

    ' Cook up some scale factors
    Dim w As Double = gn.Number()
    Dim image_width As Double = CDbl(image.Width)
    Dim image_height As Double = CDbl(image.Height)
    Dim h As Double = w * (image_height / image_width)

    Dim plane As Rhino.Geometry.Plane = view.ActiveViewport.ConstructionPlane()
    plane.Origin = gp.Point()
    view.ActiveViewport.SetTraceImage(fd.FileName, plane, w, h, False, False)
    view.Redraw()
    Return Rhino.Commands.Result.Success
  End Function
End Class
Python
import Rhino
import scriptcontext
import System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult
import System.Drawing.Image

def AddBackgroundBitmap():
    # Allow the user to select a bitmap file
    fd = Rhino.UI.OpenFileDialog()
    fd.Filter = "Image Files (*.bmp;*.png;*.jpg)|*.bmp;*.png;*.jpg"
    if fd.ShowDialog()!=System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK:
        return Rhino.Commands.Result.Cancel

    # Verify the file that was selected
    image = None
    try:
        image = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile(fd.FileName)
    except:
        return Rhino.Commands.Result.Failure

    # Allow the user to pick the bitmap origin
    gp = Rhino.Input.Custom.GetPoint()
    gp.SetCommandPrompt("Bitmap Origin")
    gp.ConstrainToConstructionPlane(True)
    gp.Get()
    if gp.CommandResult()!=Rhino.Commands.Result.Success:
        return gp.CommandResult()

    # Get the view that the point was picked in.
    # This will be the view that the bitmap appears in.
    view = gp.View()
    if view is None:
        view = scriptcontext.doc.Views.ActiveView
        if view is None: return Rhino.Commands.Result.Failure

    # Allow the user to specify the bitmap with in model units
    gn = Rhino.Input.Custom.GetNumber()
    gn.SetCommandPrompt("Bitmap width")
    gn.SetLowerLimit(1.0, False)
    gn.Get()
    if gn.CommandResult()!=Rhino.Commands.Result.Success:
        return gn.CommandResult()

    # Cook up some scale factors
    w = gn.Number()
    h = w * (image.Width / image.Height)

    plane = view.ActiveViewport.ConstructionPlane()
    plane.Origin = gp.Point()
    view.ActiveViewport.SetTraceImage(fd.FileName, plane, w, h, False, False)
    view.Redraw()
    return Rhino.Commands.Result.Success

if __name__=="__main__":
    AddBackgroundBitmap()
Version Information

Rhino for Mac

Supported in: 5.4

Rhino for Windows

Supported in: 6.14
See Also