Surface

SURFACE entity (DXF Reference) created by an ACIS geometry kernel provided by the Spatial Corp.

See also

Ezdxf has only very limited support for ACIS based entities, for more information see the FAQ: How to add/edit ACIS based entities like 3DSOLID, REGION or SURFACE?

Subclass of	ezdxf.entities.Body
DXF type	'SURFACE'
Factory function	ezdxf.layouts.BaseLayout.add_surface()
Inherited DXF attributes	Common graphical DXF attributes
Required DXF version	DXF R2000 ('AC1015')

Warning

Do not instantiate entity classes by yourself - always use the provided factory functions!

class ezdxf.entities.Surface

Same attributes and methods as parent class Body.

dxf.u_count

Number of U isolines.

dxf.v_count

Number of V2 isolines.

ExtrudedSurface

(DXF Reference)

Subclass of	ezdxf.entities.Surface
DXF type	'EXTRUDEDSURFACE'
Factory function	ezdxf.layouts.BaseLayout.add_extruded_surface()
Inherited DXF attributes	Common graphical DXF attributes
Required DXF version	DXF R2007 ('AC1021')

class ezdxf.entities.ExtrudedSurface

Same attributes and methods as parent class Surface.

dxf.class_id

dxf.sweep_vector

dxf.draft_angle

dxf.draft_start_distance

dxf.draft_end_distance

dxf.twist_angle

dxf.scale_factor

dxf.align_angle

dxf.solid

dxf.sweep_alignment_flags

0	No alignment
1	Align sweep entity to path
2	Translate sweep entity to path
3	Translate path to sweep entity

dxf.align_start

dxf.bank

dxf.base_point_set

dxf.sweep_entity_transform_computed

dxf.path_entity_transform_computed

dxf.reference_vector_for_controlling_twist

transformation_matrix_extruded_entity

type: Matrix44

sweep_entity_transformation_matrix

type: Matrix44

path_entity_transformation_matrix

type: Matrix44

LoftedSurface

(DXF Reference)

Subclass of	ezdxf.entities.Surface
DXF type	'LOFTEDSURFACE'
Factory function	ezdxf.layouts.BaseLayout.add_lofted_surface()
Inherited DXF attributes	Common graphical DXF attributes
Required DXF version	DXF R2007 ('AC1021')

class ezdxf.entities.LoftedSurface

Same attributes and methods as parent class Surface.

dxf.plane_normal_lofting_type

dxf.start_draft_angle

dxf.end_draft_angle

dxf.start_draft_magnitude

dxf.end_draft_magnitude

dxf.arc_length_parameterization

dxf.no_twist

dxf.align_direction

dxf.simple_surfaces

dxf.closed_surfaces

dxf.solid

dxf.ruled_surface

dxf.virtual_guide

set_transformation_matrix_lofted_entity

type: Matrix44

RevolvedSurface

(DXF Reference)

Subclass of	ezdxf.entities.Surface
DXF type	'REVOLVEDSURFACE'
Factory function	ezdxf.layouts.BaseLayout.add_revolved_surface()
Inherited DXF attributes	Common graphical DXF attributes
Required DXF version	DXF R2007 ('AC1021')

class ezdxf.entities.RevolvedSurface

Same attributes and methods as parent class Surface.

dxf.class_id

dxf.axis_point

dxf.axis_vector

dxf.revolve_angle

dxf.start_angle

dxf.draft_angle

dxf.start_draft_distance

dxf.end_draft_distance

dxf.twist_angle

dxf.solid

dxf.close_to_axis

transformation_matrix_revolved_entity

type: Matrix44

SweptSurface

(DXF Reference)

Subclass of	ezdxf.entities.Surface
DXF type	'SWEPTSURFACE'
Factory function	ezdxf.layouts.BaseLayout.add_swept_surface()
Inherited DXF attributes	Common graphical DXF attributes
Required DXF version	DXF R2007 ('AC1021')

class ezdxf.entities.SweptSurface

Same attributes and methods as parent class Surface.

dxf.swept_entity_id

dxf.path_entity_id

dxf.draft_angle

draft_start_distance

dxf.draft_end_distance

dxf.twist_angle

dxf.scale_factor

dxf.align_angle

dxf.solid

dxf.sweep_alignment

dxf.align_start

dxf.bank

dxf.base_point_set

dxf.sweep_entity_transform_computed

dxf.path_entity_transform_computed

dxf.reference_vector_for_controlling_twist

transformation_matrix_sweep_entity

type: Matrix44

transformation_matrix_path_entity()

type: Matrix44

sweep_entity_transformation_matrix()

type: Matrix44

path_entity_transformation_matrix()

type: Matrix44