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// create a CoordinateSystem at x = 0, y = 0, z = 0,
// no rotations, scaling, or sheering transformations
cs = CoordinateSystem.Identity();// create a CoordinateSystem at a specific location,
// no rotations, scaling, or sheering transformations
x_pos = 3.6;
y_pos = 9.4;
z_pos = 13.0;
origin = Point.ByCoordinates(x_pos, y_pos, z_pos);
identity = CoordinateSystem.Identity();
cs = CoordinateSystem.ByOriginVectors(origin,
identity.XAxis, identity.YAxis, identity.ZAxis);// create a point with x, y, and z coordinates
x_pos = 1;
y_pos = 2;
z_pos = 3;
pCoord = Point.ByCoordinates(x_pos, y_pos, z_pos);
// create a point in a specific coordinate system
cs = CoordinateSystem.Identity();
pCoordSystem = Point.ByCartesianCoordinates(cs, x_pos,
y_pos, z_pos);
// create a point on a cylinder with the following
// radius and height
radius = 5;
height = 15;
theta = 75.5;
pCyl = Point.ByCylindricalCoordinates(cs, radius, theta,
height);
// create a point on a sphere with radius and two angles
phi = 120.3;
pSphere = Point.BySphericalCoordinates(cs, radius,
theta, phi);p1 = Point.ByCoordinates(-2, -5, -10);
p2 = Point.ByCoordinates(6, 8, 10);
// a line segment between two points
l2pts = Line.ByStartPointEndPoint(p1, p2);
// a line segment at p1 in direction 1, 1, 1 with
// length 10
lDir = Line.ByStartPointDirectionLength(p1,
Vector.ByCoordinates(1, 1, 1), 10);// create a cuboid with specified lengths
cs = CoordinateSystem.Identity();
cub = Cuboid.ByLengths(cs, 5, 15, 2);
// create several cones
p1 = Point.ByCoordinates(0, 0, 10);
p2 = Point.ByCoordinates(0, 0, 20);
p3 = Point.ByCoordinates(0, 0, 30);
cone1 = Cone.ByPointsRadii(p1, p2, 10, 6);
cone2 = Cone.ByPointsRadii(p2, p3, 6, 0);
// make a cylinder
cylCS = cs.Translate(10, 0, 0);
cyl = Cylinder.ByRadiusHeight(cylCS, 3, 10);
// make a sphere
centerP = Point.ByCoordinates(-10, -10, 0);
sph = Sphere.ByCenterPointRadius(centerP, 5);