computing the normal of a curve fails ( using BRepLProp_CLProps | GeomLProp_CLProps )

Likewise. Anybody?

I face the same problem while computing curvature using BRepLProp_CLProps. The program crash after some where in between by dumping :

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terminate called after throwing an instance of 'LProp_NotDefined'

Any idea!

Would you help if you solve the problem!

Regards

Game

Hi,

This post is old and I don't think you still have the problem, but it seams like others are having the same issue so thought I would help out.

A 3d curve/edge do not have a normal so that is why you get a not defined response.

If you have a edge and face it is defined on you will be able to get a normal though. Actually you can get both a 2d and a 3d normal but I think it is the 3d normal you all want.

TopoDS_Edge edge;
TopoDS_Face face;
Standard_Real parameter;

Standard_Real firstParameter, lastParameter;

// First get the 2d curve of the edge on the face:
Handle_Geom2d_Curve curve2d = BRep_Tool::CurveOnSurface(edge, face, firstParameter, lastParameter);

//Then get the 2d point on the face and the surface of the face
gp_Pnt2d point2d = curve2d->Value(parameter);
Handle_Geom_Surface surface = BRep_Tool::Surface(face);

// Now you can get the tangets of the surface in the u and v directions
gp_Pnt point3d;
gp_Vec uTan, vTan;
surface->D1(point2d.X(), point2d.Y(), point3d, uTan, vTan);

// Make sure the the vectors are unit vectors
vTan.Normalize();
uTan.Normalize();

// Surface/face normals is calculated as the cross product of the tangets in the u and v direction
gp_Dir surfaceNormal = vTan.Crossed(uTan);

// There you go! The face normal on the edge at the specified parameter location

//
// Tip: For 2d normals see Geom2dLProp_CLProps2d

I hope it can help

this function failed because the parameter "Resolution" of GeomLProp_CLProps is error；
<Resolution> is the linear tolerance (it is used to test if a vector is null).
if this value is a little bigger, the normal and tan vector is considered as zero.
this vale shoule be very small.