Solids Builder - Vectors

Vectors are auxiliary geometries for drawing more complex geometries. There are the following activities that create vectors:

• Vector (XYZ) - creates a vector for its properties: X, Y, Z
• Tangent - calculates the vector tangent to a curve at a point (first derivative)
• Vetor Point to Point - creates a vector between two known points
• Perpendicular - calculates the normal vector to another vector
• Cross Product - calculates the cross product of two vectors (axisZ = axisX * axisY)

Properties (to use in VB expressions):

• X - X component
• Y - Y component
• Z - Z component
• Length - vector length

Methods (to use in VB expressions):

• New - creates a new instance of a vector
  pt = New GeometryVector(x, y, z)
  Where: x, y, z are real numbers
  
  
• * (multiply) - multiply a vector by a Scale (real number)
  vet = vector * value
  here:
  vet and vector are vectors
  value is a real number
• / (divide) - divide a vector by a Scale (real number)
  vet = vector / value
  Where:
  vet and vector are vectors
  value is a real number
• AngleOnPlane - calculates the angle of the projected vector on the plane
  angle = vector.AngleOnPlane (plane)
  Where:
  angle will be a real number that represents the angle in radians
  plan is a plan
  vector is a vector
• GetAngleTo - calculates the angle between two vectors, in the plane that contains them
  angle = vectorA.GetAngleTo (vectorB)
  Where:
  angle will be a real number that represents the angle in radians
  vectorA and vectorB are vectors