def compute_minimal_distance_between_cubes():
""" compute the minimal distance between 2 cubes
the line between the 2 points is rendered in cyan
"""
b1 = BRepPrimAPI_MakeBox(gp_Pnt(100, 0, 0), 10., 10., 10.).Shape()
b2 = BRepPrimAPI_MakeBox(gp_Pnt(45, 45, 45), 10., 10., 10.).Shape()
display.DisplayShape([b1, b2])
dss = BRepExtrema_DistShapeShape()
dss.LoadS1(b1)
dss.LoadS2(b2)
dss.Perform()
assert dss.IsDone()
edg = make_edge(dss.PointOnShape1(1), dss.PointOnShape2(1))
display.DisplayColoredShape([edg], color="CYAN")
def minimum_distance(shp1, shp2):
'''
compute minimum distance between 2 BREP's
@param shp1: any TopoDS_*
@param shp2: any TopoDS_*
@return: minimum distance,
minimum distance points on shp1
minimum distance points on shp2
'''
from OCCT.BRepExtrema import BRepExtrema_DistShapeShape
bdss = BRepExtrema_DistShapeShape(shp1, shp2)
bdss.Perform()
with assert_isdone(bdss, 'failed computing minimum distances'):
min_dist = bdss.Value()
min_dist_shp1, min_dist_shp2 = [], []
for i in range(1, bdss.NbSolution()+1):
min_dist_shp1.append(bdss.PointOnShape1(i))
min_dist_shp2.append(bdss.PointOnShape2(i))
return min_dist, min_dist_shp1, min_dist_shp2