The RemoveFeatures algorithm is intended for reconstruction of the shape by removal of the unwanted parts from it. These parts can be holes, protrusions, spikes, fillets etc. The shape itself is not modified, the new shape is built in the result. More...

#include <BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures.hxx>

Inheritance diagram for BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures:

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Public Member Functions
Constructors
	BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures ()
	Empty constructor. More...

Setting input data for the algorithm
void	SetShape (const TopoDS_Shape &theShape)
	Sets the shape for processing. More...

const TopoDS_Shape &	InputShape () const
	Returns the input shape. More...

void	AddFaceToRemove (const TopoDS_Shape &theFace)
	Adds the face to remove from the input shape. More...

void	AddFacesToRemove (const TopTools_ListOfShape &theFaces)
	Adds the faces to remove from the input shape. More...

const TopTools_ListOfShape &	FacesToRemove () const
	Returns the list of faces which have been requested for removal from the input shape. More...

Performing the operation
void	Perform ()
	Performs the operation. More...

Clearing the contents of the algorithm
void	Clear ()
	Clears the contents of the algorithm from previous run, allowing reusing it for following removals. More...

History support
void	TrackHistory (const Standard_Boolean theFlag)
	Defines whether to track the modification of the shapes or not. More...

Handle< BRepTools_History >	History ()
	Gets the History object. More...

Obtaining the results
const TopoDS_Shape &	Shape () const
	Returns the resulting shape. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from BOPAlgo_Options
	BOPAlgo_Options ()
	Empty constructor. More...

	BOPAlgo_Options (const Handle< NCollection_BaseAllocator > &theAllocator)
	Constructor with allocator. More...

virtual	~BOPAlgo_Options ()
	Destructor. More...

const Handle< NCollection_BaseAllocator > &	Allocator () const
	Returns allocator. More...

void	AddError (const Handle< Message_Alert > &theAlert)
	Adds the alert as error (fail) More...

void	AddWarning (const Handle< Message_Alert > &theAlert)
	Adds the alert as warning. More...

Standard_Boolean	HasErrors () const
	Returns true if algorithm has failed. More...

Standard_Boolean	HasError (const Handle< Standard_Type > &theType) const
	Returns true if algorithm has generated error of specified type. More...

Standard_Boolean	HasWarnings () const
	Returns true if algorithm has generated some warning alerts. More...

Standard_Boolean	HasWarning (const Handle< Standard_Type > &theType) const
	Returns true if algorithm has generated warning of specified type. More...

const Handle< Message_Report > &	GetReport () const
	Returns report collecting all errors and warnings. More...

void	DumpErrors (Standard_OStream &theOS) const
	Dumps the error status into the given stream. More...

void	DumpWarnings (Standard_OStream &theOS) const
	Dumps the warning statuses into the given stream. More...

void	ClearWarnings ()
	Clears the warnings of the algorithm. More...

void	SetFuzzyValue (const Standard_Real theFuzz)
	Sets the additional tolerance. More...

Standard_Real	FuzzyValue () const
	Returns the additional tolerance. More...

void	SetProgressIndicator (const Handle< Message_ProgressIndicator > &theObj)
	Set the Progress Indicator object. More...

void	SetRunParallel (const Standard_Boolean theFlag)
	Set the flag of parallel processing if <theFlag> is true the parallel processing is switched on if <theFlag> is false the parallel processing is switched off. More...

Standard_Boolean	RunParallel () const
	Returns the flag of parallel processing. More...

void	SetUseOBB (const Standard_Boolean theUseOBB)
	Enables/Disables the usage of OBB. More...

Standard_Boolean	UseOBB () const
	Returns the flag defining usage of OBB. More...

Protected Member Functions
Protected methods performing the removal
void	CheckData ()
	Checks the input data on validity for the algorithm: More...

void	PrepareFeatures ()
	Prepares the faces to remove: More...

void	RemoveFeatures ()
	Removes the features and fills the created gaps by extension of the adjacent faces. Processes each feature separately. More...

void	RemoveFeature (const TopoDS_Shape &theFeature, const TopTools_IndexedMapOfShape &theSolids, const TopTools_MapOfShape &theFeatureFacesMap, const Standard_Boolean theHasAdjacentFaces, const TopTools_IndexedDataMapOfShapeListOfShape &theAdjFaces, const Handle< BRepTools_History > &theAdjFacesHistory, const Standard_Boolean theSolidsHistoryNeeded)
	Remove the single feature from the shape. More...

void	UpdateHistory ()
	Updates history with the removed features. More...

void	SimplifyResult ()
	Simplifies the result by removing extra edges and vertices created during removal of the features. More...

void	PostTreat ()
	Post treatment - restore the type of the initial shape. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from BOPAlgo_Options
void	UserBreak () const
	Breaks the execution if the break signal is indicated by myProgressIndicator. More...

Protected Attributes
Fields
TopoDS_Shape	myInputShape
	Input shape. More...

TopTools_ListOfShape	myFacesToRemove
	Faces to remove. More...

Standard_Boolean	myTrackHistory
	Defines whether to track the history of shapes modifications or not (true by default) More...

TopTools_ListOfShape	myFeatures
	List of not connected features to remove (each feature is a compound of faces) More...

TopTools_IndexedMapOfShape	myInputsMap
	Map of all sub-shapes of the input shape. More...

TopTools_MapOfShape	myResultMap
	Map of all sub-shapes of the result shape. More...

TopoDS_Shape	myShape
	Result shape. More...

Handle< BRepTools_History >	myHistory
	History tool. More...

Protected Attributes inherited from BOPAlgo_Options
Handle< NCollection_BaseAllocator >	myAllocator
	Enables/Disables the usage of OBB. More...

Handle< Message_Report >	myReport
	Enables/Disables the usage of OBB. More...

Standard_Boolean	myRunParallel
	Enables/Disables the usage of OBB. More...

Standard_Real	myFuzzyValue
	Enables/Disables the usage of OBB. More...

Handle< Message_ProgressIndicator >	myProgressIndicator
	Enables/Disables the usage of OBB. More...

Standard_Boolean	myUseOBB
	Enables/Disables the usage of OBB. More...

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from BOPAlgo_Options
static Standard_Boolean	GetParallelMode ()
	Gets the global parallel mode. More...

static void	SetParallelMode (const Standard_Boolean theNewMode)
	Sets the global parallel mode. More...

Detailed Description

The RemoveFeatures algorithm is intended for reconstruction of the shape by removal of the unwanted parts from it. These parts can be holes, protrusions, spikes, fillets etc. The shape itself is not modified, the new shape is built in the result.

Currently, only the shapes of type SOLID, COMPSOLID, and COMPOUND of Solids are supported. And only the FACEs can be removed from the shape.

On the input the algorithm accepts the shape itself and the faces which have to be removed. It does not matter how the faces are given. It could be the separate faces or the collections of faces. The faces should belong to the initial shape, and those that do not belong will be ignored. Before reconstructing the shape, the algorithm will sort all the given faces on the connected blocks (features).

The features will be removed from the shape one by one. It will allow removing all possible features even if there were problems with the removal of some of them.

The removed feature is filled by the extension of the faces adjacent to the feature. In general, the algorithm of removing of the single feature from the shape looks as follows:

Find the faces adjacent to the feature;
Extend the adjacent faces to cover the feature;
Trim the extended faces by the bounds of original face (except for bounds common with the feature), so it will cover the feature only;
Rebuild the solids with reconstructed adjacent faces avoiding the faces from the feature.

If the removal is successful, the result is overwritten with the new shape and the next feature is treated. Otherwise, the warning will be given.

The algorithm has the following options:

History support;

and the options available from base class:

Error/Warning reporting system;
Parallel processing mode.

Please note that the other options of the base class are not supported here and will have no effect.

History support allows tracking modification of the input shape in terms of Modified, IsDeleted and Generated. The history is available through the methods of the history tool BRepTools_History, which can be accessed here through the method History(). By default, the history is collected, but it is possible to disable it using the method TrackHistory(false);

Error/Warning reporting system - allows obtaining the extended overview of the Errors/Warnings occurred during the operation. As soon as any error appears the algorithm stops working. The warnings allow continuing the job, informing the user that something went wrong. The algorithm returns the following errors/warnings:

BOPAlgo_AlertTooFewArguments - the error alert is given if the input shape does not contain any solids;
BOPAlgo_AlertUnsupportedType - the warning alert is given if the input shape contains not only solids, but also other shapes;
BOPAlgo_AlertNoFacesToRemove - the error alert is given in case there are no faces to remove from the shape (nothing to do);
BOPAlgo_AlertUnableToRemoveTheFeature - the warning alert is given to inform the user the removal of the feature is not possible. The algorithm will still try to remove the other features;
BOPAlgo_AlertRemoveFeaturesFailed - the error alert is given in case if the operation was aborted by the unknown reason.

Parallel processing mode - allows running the algorithm in parallel mode obtaining the result faster.

The algorithm has certain limitations:

Intersection of the connected faces adjacent to the feature should not be empty. It means, that such faces should not be tangent to each other. If the intersection of the adjacent faces will be empty, the algorithm will be unable to trim the faces correctly and, most likely, the feature will not be removed.
The algorithm does not process the INTERNAL parts of the solids, they are simply removed during reconstruction.

Note that for successful removal of the feature, the extended faces adjacent to the feature should cover the feature completely, otherwise the solids will not be rebuild.

Here is the example of usage of the algorithm:

TopoDS_Shape aSolid = ...;              // Input shape to remove the features from
TopTools_ListOfShape aFaces = ...;      // Faces to remove from the shape
Standard_Boolean bRunParallel = ...;    // Parallel processing mode
Standard_Boolean isHistoryNeeded = ...; // History support
BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures aRF;             // Feature removal algorithm
aRF.SetShape(aSolid);                   // Set the shape
aRF.AddFacesToRemove(aFaces);           // Add faces to remove
aRF.SetRunParallel(bRunParallel);       // Define the processing mode (parallel or single)
aRF.TrackHistory(isHistoryNeeded);      // Define whether to track the shapes modifications
aRF.Perform();                          // Perform the operation
if (aRF.HasErrors())                    // Check for the errors
{
  // error treatment
  return;
}
if (aRF.HasWarnings())                  // Check for the warnings
{
  // warnings treatment
}
const TopoDS_Shape& aResult = aRF.Shape(); // Result shape

The algorithm preserves the type of the input shape in the result shape. Thus, if the input shape is a COMPSOLID, the resulting solids will also be put into a COMPSOLID.

When all possible features are removed, the shape is simplified by removing extra edges and vertices, created during operation, from the result shape.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures()

BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures ( )

inline

Empty constructor.

Member Function Documentation

◆ AddFacesToRemove()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::AddFacesToRemove ( const TopTools_ListOfShape & theFaces )

inline

Adds the faces to remove from the input shape.

Parameters

theFaces [in] The list of shapes to extract the faces for removal.

◆ AddFaceToRemove()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::AddFaceToRemove ( const TopoDS_Shape & theFace )

inline

Adds the face to remove from the input shape.

Parameters

theFace [in] The shape to extract the faces for removal.

◆ CheckData()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::CheckData ( )

protected

Checks the input data on validity for the algorithm:

The input shape must be either a SOLID, COMPSOLID or COMPOUND of Solids. If the input shape is not a solid, the method looks for the solids in <myInputShape> and uses only them. All other shapes are simply removed. If no solids were found, the Error of unsupported type is returned.

◆ Clear()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::Clear ( )

inlinevirtual

Clears the contents of the algorithm from previous run, allowing reusing it for following removals.

Reimplemented from BOPAlgo_Options.

◆ FacesToRemove()

const TopTools_ListOfShape& BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::FacesToRemove ( ) const

inline

Returns the list of faces which have been requested for removal from the input shape.

◆ History()

Handle< BRepTools_History > BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::History ( )

inline

Gets the History object.

◆ InputShape()

const TopoDS_Shape& BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::InputShape ( ) const

inline

Returns the input shape.

◆ Perform()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::Perform ( )

Performs the operation.

◆ PostTreat()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::PostTreat ( )

protected

Post treatment - restore the type of the initial shape.

◆ PrepareFeatures()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::PrepareFeatures ( )

protected

Prepares the faces to remove:

Gets only faces contained in the input solids;
Builds connected blocks of faces creating separate features to remove.

◆ RemoveFeature()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::RemoveFeature	(	const TopoDS_Shape &	theFeature,
		const TopTools_IndexedMapOfShape &	theSolids,
		const TopTools_MapOfShape &	theFeatureFacesMap,
		const Standard_Boolean	theHasAdjacentFaces,
		const TopTools_IndexedDataMapOfShapeListOfShape &	theAdjFaces,
		const Handle< BRepTools_History > &	theAdjFacesHistory,
		const Standard_Boolean	theSolidsHistoryNeeded
	)

protected

Remove the single feature from the shape.

Parameters

theFeature	[in] The feature to remove;
theSolids	[in] The solids to be reconstructed after feature removal;
theFeatureFacesMap	[in] The map of feature faces;
theHasAdjacentFaces	[in] Shows whether the adjacent faces have been found for the feature or not;
theAdjFaces	[in] The reconstructed adjacent faces covering the feature;
theAdjFacesHistory	[in] The history of the adjacent faces reconstruction;
theSolidsHistoryNeeded	[in] Defines whether the history of solids modifications should be tracked or not.

◆ RemoveFeatures()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::RemoveFeatures ( )

protected

Removes the features and fills the created gaps by extension of the adjacent faces. Processes each feature separately.

◆ SetShape()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::SetShape ( const TopoDS_Shape & theShape )

inline

Sets the shape for processing.

Parameters

theShape [in] The shape to remove the faces from. It should either be the SOLID, COMPSOLID or COMPOUND of Solids.

◆ Shape()

const TopoDS_Shape& BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::Shape ( ) const

inline

Returns the resulting shape.

◆ SimplifyResult()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::SimplifyResult ( )

protected

Simplifies the result by removing extra edges and vertices created during removal of the features.

◆ TrackHistory()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::TrackHistory ( const Standard_Boolean theFlag )

inline

Defines whether to track the modification of the shapes or not.

◆ UpdateHistory()

void BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::UpdateHistory ( )

protected

Updates history with the removed features.

Field Documentation

◆ myFacesToRemove

TopTools_ListOfShape BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::myFacesToRemove

protected

Faces to remove.

◆ myFeatures

TopTools_ListOfShape BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::myFeatures

protected

List of not connected features to remove (each feature is a compound of faces)

◆ myHistory

Handle< BRepTools_History > BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::myHistory

protected

History tool.

◆ myInputShape

TopoDS_Shape BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::myInputShape

protected

Input shape.

◆ myInputsMap

TopTools_IndexedMapOfShape BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::myInputsMap

protected

Map of all sub-shapes of the input shape.

◆ myResultMap

TopTools_MapOfShape BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::myResultMap

protected

Map of all sub-shapes of the result shape.

◆ myShape

TopoDS_Shape BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::myShape

protected

Result shape.

◆ myTrackHistory

Standard_Boolean BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures::myTrackHistory

protected

Defines whether to track the history of shapes modifications or not (true by default)

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures.hxx

Public Member Functions

Protected Member Functions

Protected Attributes

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ BOPAlgo_RemoveFeatures()

Member Function Documentation

◆ AddFacesToRemove()

◆ AddFaceToRemove()

◆ CheckData()

◆ Clear()

◆ FacesToRemove()

◆ History()

◆ InputShape()

◆ Perform()

◆ PostTreat()

◆ PrepareFeatures()

◆ RemoveFeature()

◆ RemoveFeatures()

◆ SetShape()

◆ Shape()

◆ SimplifyResult()

◆ TrackHistory()

◆ UpdateHistory()

Field Documentation

◆ myFacesToRemove

◆ myFeatures

◆ myHistory

◆ myInputShape

◆ myInputsMap

◆ myResultMap

◆ myShape

◆ myTrackHistory