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Object: geometry-kernel-object-mixin (The :surf Package)
Mixins: vanilla-mixin

Description

This mixin provides messages common to all NURBS-based objects whose underlying implementation comes from a modular geometry kernel such as SMLib.


Input Slots (optional)

color-decimal vector of three real numbers

The RGB color of this object as imported from an external format (e.g. IGES) or as specified in :display-controls. Defaults to the foreground color specified in *colors-default*. This message should not normally be overridden in user application code.


hidden? [from vanilla-mixin*] boolean

Indicates whether the object should effectively be a hidden-object even if specified in :objects. Default is nil.


iges-level integer

Synonym for the layer.


layer integer

The primary IGES-compatible level (layer) on which this object resides. Defaults to the first of the levels. This slot can be overridden in user code to specify a new layer which will be written out when this object is exported with the IGES output-format.


levels list of integers

The IGES-compatible levels (layers) on which this object resides. GDL does not currently support writing out multiple levels (layers) through the IGES writer ; only the first of these will be output if the object is exported with the IGES output-format (please contact Genworks if you need all levels (layers) to be written out).


root [from vanilla-mixin*] gdl instance

The root-level node in this object's ``tree'' (instance hierarchy).


safe-children [from vanilla-mixin*] list of gdl instances

All objects from the :objects specification, including elements of sequences as flat lists. Any children which throw errors come back as a plist with error information


strings-for-display [from vanilla-mixin*] string or list of strings

Determines how the name of objects of this type will be printed in most places. This defaults to the name-for-display (generally the part's name as specified in its parent), followed by an index number if the part is an element of a sequence.


visible-children [from vanilla-mixin*] list of gdl instances

Additional objects to display in Tatu tree. Typically this would be a subset of hidden-children. Defaults to NIL.


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