Torus.ToRevSurface Method

TorusToRevSurface Method

Convert this torus to a surface of revolution representation. This is synonymous with calling RevSurface.CreateFromTorus().

Namespace:  Rhino.Geometry
Assembly:  RhinoCommon (in RhinoCommon.dll)
Syntax
public RevSurface ToRevSurface()
Public Function ToRevSurface As RevSurface

Return Value

Type: RevSurface
A surface of revolution representation of this torus, or null on error.
Examples
using System;

partial class Examples
{
  public static Rhino.Commands.Result AddTorus(Rhino.RhinoDoc doc)
  {
    const double major_radius = 4.0;
    const double minor_radius = 2.0;

    Rhino.Geometry.Plane plane = Rhino.Geometry.Plane.WorldXY;
    Rhino.Geometry.Torus torus = new Rhino.Geometry.Torus(plane, major_radius, minor_radius);
    Rhino.Geometry.RevSurface revsrf = torus.ToRevSurface();
    if (doc.Objects.AddSurface(revsrf) != Guid.Empty)
    {
      doc.Views.Redraw();
      return Rhino.Commands.Result.Success;
    }
    return Rhino.Commands.Result.Failure;
  }
}
Partial Class Examples
  Public Shared Function AddTorus(ByVal doc As Rhino.RhinoDoc) As Rhino.Commands.Result
    Const major_radius As Double = 4.0
    Const minor_radius As Double = 2.0

    Dim plane As Rhino.Geometry.Plane = Rhino.Geometry.Plane.WorldXY
    Dim torus As New Rhino.Geometry.Torus(plane, major_radius, minor_radius)
    Dim revsrf As Rhino.Geometry.RevSurface = torus.ToRevSurface()
    If doc.Objects.AddSurface(revsrf) <> Guid.Empty Then
      doc.Views.Redraw()
      Return Rhino.Commands.Result.Success
    End If
    Return Rhino.Commands.Result.Failure
  End Function
End Class
import Rhino
import scriptcontext
import System.Guid

def AddTorus():
    major_radius = 4.0
    minor_radius = 2.0

    plane = Rhino.Geometry.Plane.WorldXY
    torus = Rhino.Geometry.Torus(plane, major_radius, minor_radius)
    revsrf = torus.ToRevSurface()

    if scriptcontext.doc.Objects.AddSurface(revsrf)!=System.Guid.Empty:
        scriptcontext.doc.Views.Redraw()
        return Rhino.Commands.Result.Success
    return Rhino.Commands.Result.Failure


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

Rhino for Mac

Supported in: 5.4

Rhino for Windows

Supported in: 6.8
See Also