by Dale Lear (Last updated:  Wednesday, December 5, 2018)

Question

Is there a function to query if a loop ON_BrepLoop is reversed on the face ON_BrepFace? In other words, whether the boundary of the face agrees with or opposes that of the corresponding loop?

Also, is there a way to query if the edge ON_BrepEdge direction is reversed? Or, whether an edge curve agrees with the start and end vertices?

Answer

Loops are always oriented so that the active region of the face is to the left of the 2D curve. Thus, outer loops are oriented counter-clockwise and inner loops are oriented clockwise.

Also, to determine whether or not an edge is reversed, use ON_BrepEdge::ProxyCurveIsReversed(). See opennurbs_curveproxy.h for details.

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