Construct Line - Normal to Object through Point

Creates a line normal to an object’s internal Z-axis and passing through a specified point.

 

Input Arguments

 

0

Collection Object Name

Line to Create

The name of the resulting line.

1

Collection Object Name

Object Name

The object defining the normal for the resulting line.

2

Point Name

Point Name

The name of the point through which the result-

ing line should pass.

 

Return Arguments

None.

 

Returned Status

 

SUCCESS

The line was created successfully.

FAILURE

The object defining the normal or the specified point were not found.

 

Remarks

If the specified line name already exists, the name will be incremented to avoid duplicates. The length of the resulting line is a valid but unspecified value.

Using any object other than a plane may result in a valid line, but the direction may be unspecified.