3 \page geometrical_obj_prop_page Geometrical Object Types
5 <b>GetType function:</b>
7 The <b>Type</b> property of the geometrical object specifies the
8 way the object has been created. It is an integer identifier that
9 has a predefined value depending on the function type used for the
10 object creation. The type of the object can be retrieved using the
11 \b %GetType() function of the \b GEOM_Object interface.
13 <b>For example</b>: the geometrical object created using MakeBox()
14 functions has type equal to 7. The shape imported from the BREP,
15 IGES, STEP or other CAD file, has type equal to 1.
17 The possible values of the geometrical objects are listed in the table below:
19 <table border="1" align="center" width="250" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#EEEEEE">
20 <tr align=center bgcolor=#999999><td>ID</td><td>STRING</td></tr>
21 <tr align=center><td>0</td><td>COPY</td></tr>
22 <tr align=center><td>1</td><td>IMPORT</td></tr>
23 <tr align=center><td>2</td><td>POINT</td></tr>
24 <tr align=center><td>3</td><td>VECTOR</td></tr>
25 <tr align=center><td>4</td><td>PLANE</td></tr>
26 <tr align=center><td>5</td><td>LINE</td></tr>
27 <tr align=center><td>6</td><td>TORUS</td></tr>
28 <tr align=center><td>7</td><td>BOX</td></tr>
29 <tr align=center><td>8</td><td>CYLINDER</td></tr>
30 <tr align=center><td>9</td><td>CONE</td></tr>
31 <tr align=center><td>10</td><td>SPHERE</td></tr>
32 <tr align=center><td>11</td><td>PRISM</td></tr>
33 <tr align=center><td>12</td><td>REVOLUTION</td></tr>
34 <tr align=center><td>13</td><td>BOOLEAN</td></tr>
35 <tr align=center><td>14</td><td>PARTITION</td></tr>
36 <tr align=center><td>15</td><td>POLYLINE</td></tr>
37 <tr align=center><td>16</td><td>CIRCLE</td></tr>
38 <tr align=center><td>17</td><td>SPLINE</td></tr>
39 <tr align=center><td>18</td><td>ELLIPSE</td></tr>
40 <tr align=center><td>19</td><td>CIRC_ARC</td></tr>
41 <tr align=center><td>20</td><td>FILLET</td></tr>
42 <tr align=center><td>21</td><td>CHAMFER</td></tr>
43 <tr align=center><td>22</td><td>EDGE</td></tr>
44 <tr align=center><td>23</td><td>WIRE</td></tr>
45 <tr align=center><td>24</td><td>FACE</td></tr>
46 <tr align=center><td>25</td><td>SHELL</td></tr>
47 <tr align=center><td>26</td><td>SOLID</td></tr>
48 <tr align=center><td>27</td><td>COMPOUND</td></tr>
49 <tr align=center><td>28</td><td>SUBSHAPE</td></tr>
50 <tr align=center><td>29</td><td>PIPE</td></tr>
51 <tr align=center><td>30</td><td>ARCHIMEDE</td></tr>
52 <tr align=center><td>31</td><td>FILLING</td></tr>
53 <tr align=center><td>32</td><td>EXPLODE</td></tr>
54 <tr align=center><td>33</td><td>GLUED</td></tr>
55 <tr align=center><td>34</td><td>SKETCHER</td></tr>
56 <tr align=center><td>35</td><td>CDG</td></tr>
57 <tr align=center><td>36</td><td>FREE_BOUNDS</td></tr>
58 <tr align=center><td>37</td><td>GROUP</td></tr>
59 <tr align=center><td>38</td><td>BLOCK</td></tr>
60 <tr align=center><td>39</td><td>MARKER</td></tr>
61 <tr align=center><td>40</td><td>THRUSECTIONS</td></tr>
62 <tr align=center><td>41</td><td>COMPOUNDFILTER</td></tr>
63 <tr align=center><td>42</td><td>SHAPES_ON_SHAPE</td></tr>
64 <tr align=center><td>43</td><td>ELLIPSE_ARC</td></tr>
65 <tr align=center><td>44</td><td>3DSKETCHER</td></tr>
66 <tr align=center><td>45</td><td>FILLET_2D</td></tr>
67 <tr align=center><td>46</td><td>FILLET_1D</td></tr>
68 <tr align=center><td>201</td><td>PIPETSHAPE</td></tr>
71 Also geompy.py module provides a helper function ShapeIdToType()
72 that allows converting the geometrical object id value to its string representation.
74 For example, the output of the following code:
79 from salome.geom import geomBuilder
80 geompy = geomBuilder.New(salome.myStudy)
82 box = geompy.MakeBoxDXDYDZ(10,10,10)
83 type = geompy.ShapeIdToType(box.GetType())
87 will be the "BOX" value.
89 <b>GetShapeType function:</b>
91 The ShapeType property specifies the geometrical object in terms of
94 The possible values are defined in the GEOM namespace: { COMPOUND, COMPSOLID,
95 SOLID, SHELL, FACE, WIRE, EDGE, VERTEX, SHAPE }<br>
97 This type can be retrieved using the \b %GetShapeType() function
98 of the \b GEOM_Object interface.
105 from salome.geom import geomBuilder
106 geompy = geomBuilder.New(salome.myStudy)
108 box = geompy.MakeBoxDXDYDZ(10,10,10)
109 type = box.GetShapeType()
110 print type == GEOM.SOLID
113 The result is "True".