NX Journal - get line parameters from a sketch

[MrLLH]

Hi there, I've been trying to write a journal that will get the angle of a number of lines in a sketch.

I was able to find an example online where I could get the line length using a journal (see

https://nxjournaling.com/content/measure-length-journal)

I thought it would be as simple as changing the line in that Journal from

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lw.WriteLine("line length: " & tempLine.GetLength.ToString)

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to

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lw.WriteLine("line length: " & tempLine.Get[highlight #FCE94F]Angle[/highlight].ToString)

but that doesn't work. The screenshot below shows the result of the information window on one of the lines I'm trying to get the information on, which clearly shows the Length and Angle. So if GetLength works, why doesn't GetAngle work???

Thanks in advance for your help

 

[cowski]

So if GetLength works, why doesn't GetAngle work???

The line object has a .GetLength method that will return the length of the line; however, it does not have a .GetAngle method. The angle a line makes is not an intrinsic property of the line, you need another object to reference to measure an angle. In the information output, NX has calculated the angle of your sketch line to the sketch horizontal reference and reported the value. NXOpen has some methods for measuring angles, or you can use some trigonometry to calculate it yourself.

www.nxjournaling.com

 

[MrLLH]

Thanks for the confirmation. I was hoping that since it was something NX reported in the info window that it could easily make that available to the journal.

Thanks anyway. I'll keep trying