pw:: Distribution	Base class for distribution types
Instance Attributes
Variable	This attribute is the grid point distribution variable.
Normal	This attribute is the grid point distribution normal.
Instance Actions
delete	This action deletes the distribution.
getBeginSpacing	This action gets the requested grid point spacing at the beginning of the distribution.
setBeginSpacing	This action sets the requested grid point spacing at the beginning of the distribution.
getEndSpacing	This action gets the requested grid point spacing at the end of the distribution.
setEndSpacing	This action sets the requested grid point spacing at the end of the distribution.
reverse	This action reverses the distribution, including the spacing constraints.
copy	This action creates a copy of the distribution.

Instance Attributes

Variable

$dist get/setVariable < ArcLength | X | Y | Z >

This attribute is the grid point distribution variable.

Type

This attribute is a string with options < ArcLength | X | Y | Z | NonAligned >.

Default

The default for this attribute is ArcLength.

Information

This attribute is related to the Normal attribute. Setting this attribute will change the Normal attribute to match the value of this attribute.

NonAligned is not a valid value for setVariable. NonAligned is only returned when a non-axis aligned, normal vector has been assigned to Normal.

Type

This attribute is an xyz vector.

Default

The default for this attribute is “0 0 0”.

Information

This attribute is related to the Variable attribute. Setting this attribute will change the Variable attribute to match the value of this attribute.

If the value of this attribute is the zero vector, the Variable will be set to ArcLength.

Instance Actions

delete

$dist delete

This action deletes the distribution.

Parameters

This action has no parameters.

Returns

This action returns nothing.

Information

This is necessary to delete a distribution that has not been added to a pw::Connector.

Calling delete on a distribution after it has been added to a pw::Connector, will generate an error.

getBeginSpacing

$dist getBeginSpacing

This action gets the requested grid point spacing at the beginning of the distribution.

Parameters

This action has no parameters.

Returns

This action returns a pw::Spacing object.

setBeginSpacing

$dist setBeginSpacing < -clearname | spacing | value | name >

This action sets the requested grid point spacing at the beginning of the distribution.

Parameters

-clearname	This parameter allows the spacing to be disassociated from any named spacing value. The current spacing will be unaffected.
spacing	This parameter is a pw::Spacing object.
value	This parameter is the float value to set for a pw::SpacingExplicit object which will be created for the begin spacing of this distribution with the range [0, infinity).
name	This parameter is a string value corresponding to a named spacing value created with <pw::Spacing.createNamedValued>. This spacing will continue to be associated with the named spacing value until it is reset with the -clearname argument or overridden with a new named spacing value.

Returns

This action returns nothing.

getEndSpacing

$dist getEndSpacing

This action gets the requested grid point spacing at the end of the distribution.

Parameters

This action has no parameters.

Returns

This action returns a pw::Spacing object.

setEndSpacing

$dist setEndSpacing < -clearname | spacing | value | name >

This action sets the requested grid point spacing at the end of the distribution.

Parameters

-clearname	This parameter allows the spacing to be disassociated from any named spacing value. The current spacing will be unaffected.
spacing	This parameter is a pw::Spacing object.
value	This parameter is the float value to set for a pw::SpacingExplicit object which will be created for the end spacing of this distribution with the range [0, infinity).
name	This parameter is a string value corresponding to a named spacing value created with <pw::Spacing.createNamedValued>. This spacing will continue to be associated with the named spacing value until it is reset with the -clearname argument or overridden with a new named spacing value.

Returns

This action returns nothing.

reverse

$dist reverse

This action reverses the distribution, including the spacing constraints.

Parameters

This action has no parameters.

Returns

This action returns nothing.

copy

$dist copy

This action creates a copy of the distribution.

Parameters

This action has no parameters.

Returns

This action returns a new <distribution>.

$dist get/setVariable < ArcLength | X | Y | Z >

This attribute is the grid point distribution variable.

$dist get/setNormal vector

This attribute is the grid point distribution normal.

$dist delete

This action deletes the distribution.

$dist getBeginSpacing

This action gets the requested grid point spacing at the beginning of the distribution.

$dist setBeginSpacing < -clearname | spacing | value | name >

This action sets the requested grid point spacing at the beginning of the distribution.

$dist getEndSpacing

This action gets the requested grid point spacing at the end of the distribution.

$dist setEndSpacing < -clearname | spacing | value | name >

This action sets the requested grid point spacing at the end of the distribution.

$dist reverse

This action reverses the distribution, including the spacing constraints.

$dist copy

This action creates a copy of the distribution.

Base type for all glyph types

A string is an array of characters.

A vector is a list of float values.

A connector is a computationally one-dimensional grid entity, defined in the parameter space of one or more end-connected curve segments.

Base class for spacing types

A float is a fractional number.

Explicit spacing type

pw:: Distribution

Derives From

Instance Attributes

Variable

Type

Default

Information

See Also

Normal

Type

Default

Information

Instance Actions

delete

Parameters

Returns

Information

getBeginSpacing

Parameters

Returns

setBeginSpacing

Parameters

Returns

getEndSpacing

Parameters

Returns

setEndSpacing

Parameters

Returns

reverse

Parameters

Returns

copy

Parameters

Returns