def slicer(event=None):
# Param
Zmin, Zmax, deltaZ = -100, 100, 5
# Note: the shape can also come from a shape selected from InteractiveViewer
if 'display' in dir():
shape = display.GetSelectedShape()
else:
# Create the shape to slice
shape = BRepPrimAPI_MakeSphere(60.).Shape()
# Define the direction
D = gp_Dir(0., 0., 1.) # the z direction
# Perform slice
sections = []
init_time = time.time() # for total time computation
for z in range(Zmin, Zmax, deltaZ):
# Create Plane defined by a point and the perpendicular direction
P = gp_Pnt(0, 0, z)
Pln = gp_Pln(P, D)
face = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeFace(Pln).Shape()
# Computes Shape/Plane intersection
section_shp = BRepAlgoAPI_Section(shape, face)
if section_shp.IsDone():
sections.append(section_shp)
total_time = time.time() - init_time
print("%.3fs necessary to perform slice." % total_time)
display.EraseAll()
display.DisplayShape(shape)
for section_ in sections:
display.DisplayShape(section_.Shape())
display.FitAll()
def vectorized_slicer(li):
# Create Plane defined by a point and the perpendicular direction
z_values, shape = li
_slices = []
for z in z_values:
#print 'slicing index:', z, 'sliced by process:', os.getpid()
plane = gp_Pln(gp_Pnt(0., 0., z), gp_Dir(0., 0., 1.))
face = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeFace(plane).Shape()
# Computes Shape/Plane intersection
section = BRepAlgoAPI_Section(shape, face)
section.Build()
if section.IsDone():
_slices.append(section.Shape())
return _slices