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## AngleBetMemTrue.py

## Copyright (c) 2006 Bruce Vaughan, BV Detailing & Design, Inc.

## All rights reserved.

## NOT FOR SALE. The software is provided "as is" without any warranty.

################################################################################

"""

Calculate true angle in radians between members using the dot product

"""

from macrolib.ptUtils import *

from math import acos

def trueAngleBetweenMembers(p1, p2, p3, p4):

return acos(dot_product(uv(p1, p2), uv(p3, p4)))

## Test trueAngleBetweenMembers()

def test_script():

from member import MemberLocate, Member

from macrolib.angle import rtod

from param import ClearSelection

while True:

ClearSelection()

mem1 = MemberLocate("Select member 1")

mem2 = MemberLocate("Select member 2")

if mem1 and mem2:

a = trueAngleBetweenMembers(mem1.left.location, mem1.right.location, mem2.left.location, mem2.right.location)

print "The true angle between members (lrlr) = %0.4f in degrees" % (rtod(a))

a = trueAngleBetweenMembers(mem1.right.location, mem1.left.location, mem2.right.location, mem2.left.location)

print "The true angle between members (rlrl) = %0.4f in degrees" % (rtod(a))

a = trueAngleBetweenMembers(mem1.right.location, mem1.left.location, mem2.left.location, mem2.right.location)

print "The true angle between members (rllr) = %0.4f in degrees" % (rtod(a))

a = trueAngleBetweenMembers(mem1.left.location, mem1.right.location, mem2.right.location, mem2.left.location)

# print "The true angle between members = %0.4f in radians" % (a)

print "The true angle between members (lrrl) = %0.4f in degrees" % (rtod(a))

else:

break

## End trst_script()

if __name__ == '__main__':

try:

test_script()

finally:

del test_script

del trueAngleBetweenMembers