curved_object_curvature_identifierΒΆ

Curvature of a curved object

Name

Index

Description

Units

Alias

planar

1

Planar object, no curvature

None

None

cylindrical_x1

2

Cylindrical in the X1 direction, use x1_curvature

None

None

cylindrical_x2

3

Cylindrical in the X2 direction, use x2_curvature

None

None

spherical

4

Spherical : same curvature radius in X1 and X2 directions, indicated in x1_curvature

None

None

toroidal

5

Toroidal : x1_curvature in X1 direction and x2_curvature in X2 direction

None

None

elliptical

6

Prolate ellipsoid (surface obtained rotating an ellipse around its major axis). Surface defined by focus_1, focus_2 and geometry/centre (point on the surface) coordinates

None

None

hyperbolic

7

Two-sheets hyperboloid (surface obtained rotating a hyperbola around the axis passing through its foci). Surface defined by focus_1, focus_2 and geometry/centre (point on the surface) coordinates

None

None

parabolic

8

Circular paraboloid (surface obtained rotating a parabola around its axis). Surface defined by focus_1 and geometry/centre (point on the surface) coordinates

None

None