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Class: CellMembraneJoint

This Joint connects 2 plates split by a CellMembrane. The plates are stored in objectA and objectB and their OutlineSections in outlineSectionA and outlineSectionB middleSection contains the section from the connected membrane which is needed for the correct placement of Shape Changes

3d-Sketch:

     ______________ ____________
    /            / /           /
   /     A      / /    B      /
  /            / /           /
 /            / /           /
------------- ||------------
              ||    /
              ||  /  <-- Middle
              ||/

Hierarchy

↳ FingerJoint

↳ CellMembraneJoint

Index

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Constructors

constructor

+ new CellMembraneJoint(jointPossibilityA?: JointPossibility, jointPossibilityB?: JointPossibility): CellMembraneJoint

Inherited from Joint.constructor

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/Joint.ts:72

Either supply joint possibilities in constructor, or defer it and do it later with assign()

Parameters:

Name Type
jointPossibilityA? JointPossibility
jointPossibilityB? JointPossibility

Returns: CellMembraneJoint

Properties

Protected Readonly destroyEventEmitter

• destroyEventEmitter: EventEmitter‹void› = new EventEmitter()

Inherited from Joint.destroyEventEmitter

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/Joint.ts:72

Protected isDestroyed

• isDestroyed: boolean = false

Inherited from Joint.isDestroyed

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/Joint.ts:71

Private middleSection

• middleSection: OutlineSection

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:48

Protected objectA

• objectA: PhysicalObject

Inherited from Joint.objectA

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/Joint.ts:69

Protected objectB

• objectB: PhysicalObject

Inherited from Joint.objectB

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/Joint.ts:70

Protected outlineSectionA

• outlineSectionA: OutlineSection

Inherited from EdgeJoint.outlineSectionA

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:168

Protected outlineSectionB

• outlineSectionB: OutlineSection

Inherited from EdgeJoint.outlineSectionB

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:169

unfoldingProperties

• unfoldingProperties: IEdgeUnfoldingProperties = EdgeUnfoldingAnnotation.getDefaultUnfoldingProperties()

Inherited from EdgeJoint.unfoldingProperties

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:166

Methods

_ensureAssigned

▸ _ensureAssigned(): void | never

Inherited from Joint._ensureAssigned

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/Joint.ts:122

Returns: void | never

Protected _mergeSections

▸ _mergeSections(sectionA: OutlineSection, sectionB: OutlineSection): void

Inherited from EdgeJoint._mergeSections

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:307

Performs actual joining logic by merging the vertices of two sections

Parameters:

Name Type
sectionA OutlineSection
sectionB OutlineSection

Returns: void

Protected _onObjectShapeChange

▸ _onObjectShapeChange(): void

Inherited from FingerJoint._onObjectShapeChange

Overrides Joint._onObjectShapeChange

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:251

Returns: void

Protected _onObjectTransformsChange

▸ _onObjectTransformsChange(changedObject: PhysicalObject): void

Inherited from Joint._onObjectTransformsChange

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/Joint.ts:211

Method that is called when the transforms of one of the joined objects change. Can be overwritten in subclass.

Parameters:

Name Type
changedObject PhysicalObject

Returns: void

areSectionsReversed

▸ areSectionsReversed(): boolean | never

Inherited from EdgeJoint.areSectionsReversed

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:268

Returns: boolean | never

assign

▸ assign(jointPossibilityA: any, jointPossibilityB: any): void

Inherited from EdgeJoint.assign

Overrides Joint.assign

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:171

Parameters:

Name Type
jointPossibilityA any
jointPossibilityB any

Returns: void

createTemporaryClone

▸ createTemporaryClone(): Joint

Inherited from Joint.createTemporaryClone

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/Joint.ts:183

This method creates a new Joint with the two physicalObjects of this joint instance. This is useful for operations where you need a temporary joint to keep an assembly from falling apart (e.g. Joint.recreate).

Returns: Joint

the temporary joint

destroy

▸ destroy(): void

Inherited from EdgeJoint.destroy

Overrides Joint.destroy

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:234

Returns: void

determineJointDirection

▸ determineJointDirection(section: OutlineSection): PlateSide

Inherited from EdgeJoint.determineJointDirection

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:276

Returns "front" or "back" depending on where the other plate is joined to the passed plate.

Parameters:

Name Type
section OutlineSection

Returns: PlateSide

getCutoutPriorityPlate

▸ getCutoutPriorityPlate(outlinePoint: OutlinePoint): Plate | never

Inherited from FingerJoint.getCutoutPriorityPlate

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:153

Get the plate which gets a cutout when two collide near the corner determined by outlinePoint

Parameters:

Name Type Description
outlinePoint OutlinePoint corner in which the master plate will be updated

Returns: Plate | never

getDestroyEventEmitter

▸ getDestroyEventEmitter(): IPublicEventEmitterInterface‹void›

Inherited from Joint.getDestroyEventEmitter

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/Joint.ts:86

Returns: IPublicEventEmitterInterface‹void›

getEnd

▸ getEnd(): OutlinePoint | never

Inherited from EdgeJoint.getEnd

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:263

Returns: OutlinePoint | never

getIsAssigned

▸ getIsAssigned(): boolean

Inherited from Joint.getIsAssigned

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/Joint.ts:118

Returns: boolean

true, if the joint has been assigned to two objects

getJoinedSection

▸ getJoinedSection(): OutlineSection

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:128

Returns: OutlineSection

getJoinedSurfacePlate

▸ getJoinedSurfacePlate(): PhysicalObject

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:132

Returns: PhysicalObject

getMasterPlate

▸ getMasterPlate(outlinePoint: OutlinePoint): Plate | never

Inherited from FingerJoint.getMasterPlate

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:134

Get the plate which gets two fingers in the corner determined by outlinePoint

Parameters:

Name Type Description
outlinePoint OutlinePoint corner in which the master plate will be retrieved

Returns: Plate | never

master plate in this corner or null

getMiddleSection

▸ getMiddleSection(): OutlineSection

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:50

Returns: OutlineSection

getOtherPhysicalObject

▸ getOtherPhysicalObject(thisPhysicalObject: PhysicalObject): PhysicalObject

Overrides Joint.getOtherPhysicalObject

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:86

Parameters:

Name Type
thisPhysicalObject PhysicalObject

Returns: PhysicalObject

getOtherSection

▸ getOtherSection(section: any): OutlineSection

Overrides EdgeJoint.getOtherSection

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:94

Parameters:

Name Type
section any

Returns: OutlineSection

getOutlineSection

▸ getOutlineSection(physicalObject: Plate): OutlineSection

Overrides EdgeJoint.getOutlineSection

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:61

Parameters:

Name Type
physicalObject Plate

Returns: OutlineSection

getOutlineSections

▸ getOutlineSections(): [OutlineSection, OutlineSection]

Inherited from EdgeJoint.getOutlineSections

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:190

Returns: [OutlineSection, OutlineSection]

the two OutlineSections of this joint

getPhysicalObjects

▸ getPhysicalObjects(): [Plate, Plate]

Inherited from FingerJoint.getPhysicalObjects

Overrides Joint.getPhysicalObjects

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:125

Returns: [Plate, Plate]

getPlate

▸ getPlate(section: OutlineSection): Plate

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:69

Parameters:

Name Type
section OutlineSection

Returns: Plate

getPlates

▸ getPlates(): [Plate, Plate]

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:108

Returns: [Plate, Plate]

getRemovalDirection

▸ getRemovalDirection(section: OutlineSection): IDirectionSpace

Inherited from EdgeJoint.getRemovalDirection

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:283

Parameters:

Name Type
section OutlineSection

Returns: IDirectionSpace

getSafetyMargin

▸ getSafetyMargin(outlinePoint: OutlinePoint): number | never

Inherited from FingerJoint.getSafetyMargin

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:185

Parameters:

Name Type Description
outlinePoint OutlinePoint point representing one end of the joint

Returns: number | never

the safety margin at this end of the joint

getStart

▸ getStart(): OutlinePoint | never

Inherited from EdgeJoint.getStart

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:258

Returns: OutlinePoint | never

getStrictlyEnforceMargin

▸ getStrictlyEnforceMargin(outlinePoint: OutlinePoint): boolean | never

Inherited from FingerJoint.getStrictlyEnforceMargin

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:199

Parameters:

Name Type
outlinePoint OutlinePoint

Returns: boolean | never

getWidth

▸ getWidth(): number

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:81

Returns: number

hasFingerInCorner

▸ hasFingerInCorner(outlinePoint: OutlinePoint, plate: Plate): boolean | never

Inherited from FingerJoint.hasFingerInCorner

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:164

Check whether the joint has a finger on the given plate in the corner of outlinePoint

Parameters:

Name Type Description
outlinePoint OutlinePoint point representing one end of the joint
plate Plate determines which plate's side of the joint is checked

Returns: boolean | never

whether there is a finger (true) or a cutout (false)

hasOutlinePoint

▸ hasOutlinePoint(outlinePoint: OutlinePoint): boolean

Inherited from EdgeJoint.hasOutlinePoint

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:212

Parameters:

Name Type
outlinePoint OutlinePoint

Returns: boolean

if the given point is merged with this joint's first section

isPhysicallyConnected

▸ isPhysicallyConnected(): boolean | never

Inherited from EdgeJoint.isPhysicallyConnected

Overrides Joint.isPhysicallyConnected

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:253

Checks if vertices of both sections are still merged/at the same position

Returns: boolean | never

isValid

▸ isValid(): boolean | never

Inherited from FingerJoint.isValid

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:207

Returns: boolean | never

whether this joint's OutlinePoints are properly merged

recreate

▸ recreate(): CellMembraneJoint

Overrides FingerJoint.recreate

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:115

Destroys this CellMembraneJoint and instantiates a new CellMembraneJoint with the same outline sections.

Returns: CellMembraneJoint

recreateWithDifferentObject

▸ recreateWithDifferentObject(objectToBeReplaced: Plate, newObject: Plate): FingerJoint | never

Inherited from FingerJoint.recreateWithDifferentObject

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:231

Destroys this FingerJoint and instantiates a new FingerJoint with a different object at the same outline section.

Parameters:

Name Type
objectToBeReplaced Plate
newObject Plate

Returns: FingerJoint | never

sameDirectionWithA

▸ sameDirectionWithA(section: OutlineSection): boolean

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:101

Parameters:

Name Type
section OutlineSection

Returns: boolean

setCutoutPriorityPlate

▸ setCutoutPriorityPlate(outlinePoint: OutlinePoint, priorityPlate: Plate): void | never

Inherited from FingerJoint.setCutoutPriorityPlate

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:144

Set the plate which gets a cutout when two collide near the corner determined by outlinePoint

Parameters:

Name Type Description
outlinePoint OutlinePoint corner in which the master plate will be updated
priorityPlate Plate will be set as new cutout priority plate

Returns: void | never

setMasterPlate

▸ setMasterPlate(outlinePoint: OutlinePoint, masterPlate: Plate): void | never

Inherited from FingerJoint.setMasterPlate

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:120

Set the plate which gets two fingers in the corner determined by outlinePoint

Parameters:

Name Type Description
outlinePoint OutlinePoint corner in which the master plate will be updated
masterPlate Plate will be set as new master

Returns: void | never

setMiddleSection

▸ setMiddleSection(middleSection: OutlineSection): void

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:54

Parameters:

Name Type
middleSection OutlineSection

Returns: void

setSafetyMargin

▸ setSafetyMargin(outlinePoint: OutlinePoint, margin: number): void | never

Inherited from FingerJoint.setSafetyMargin

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:175

Set the safety margin for this joint in the given corner

Parameters:

Name Type Description
outlinePoint OutlinePoint point representing one end of the joint
margin number the margin to set

Returns: void | never

setStrictlyEnforceMargin

▸ setStrictlyEnforceMargin(outlinePoint: OutlinePoint, strictlyEnforceMargin: boolean): void | never

Inherited from FingerJoint.setStrictlyEnforceMargin

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:194

Parameters:

Name Type Description
outlinePoint OutlinePoint point representing one end of the joint
strictlyEnforceMargin boolean Whether both plates need to have cutouts at this end

Returns: void | never

Static _checkLengthTolerance

▸ _checkLengthTolerance(sectionA: OutlineSection, sectionB: OutlineSection): void | never

Inherited from FingerJoint._checkLengthTolerance

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:60

Checks if both sections have the same length in order to be joined. Throws an error if not

Parameters:

Name Type
sectionA OutlineSection
sectionB OutlineSection

Returns: void | never

Static assignFromSections

▸ assignFromSections(outlineSectionA: OutlineSection, outlineSectionB: OutlineSection, jointInstance: EdgeJoint): void

Inherited from EdgeJoint.assignFromSections

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:132

Parameters:

Name Type
outlineSectionA OutlineSection
outlineSectionB OutlineSection
jointInstance EdgeJoint

Returns: void

Static canBeJoined

▸ canBeJoined(objectA: PhysicalObject, objectB: PhysicalObject, params: object): boolean

Inherited from EdgeJoint.canBeJoined

Overrides Joint.canBeJoined

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:107

Parameters:

▪ objectA: PhysicalObject

▪ objectB: PhysicalObject

▪Default value params: object= { onlyConvex: false }

Name Type
onlyConvex boolean

Returns: boolean

Static canSectionsBeJoined

▸ canSectionsBeJoined(sectionA: OutlineSection, sectionB: OutlineSection, onlyConvex: boolean, allowRejoin: boolean): boolean

Inherited from EdgeJoint.canSectionsBeJoined

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:41

Checks whether outlineSections are identical, already have joints to determine if they can be joined.

Parameters:

Name Type Default Description
sectionA OutlineSection - to be checked
sectionB OutlineSection - second outline section to be checked
onlyConvex boolean false (option) true if only convex edges should be considered, default is false
allowRejoin boolean false (option) true if already joined sections should be considered join-able as well, default is false

Returns: boolean

true if outlineSections can be joined

Static createFromPhysicalObjects

▸ createFromPhysicalObjects(objectA: Plate, objectB: Plate, JointClass: FingerJoint): EdgeJoint‹›[]

Inherited from FingerJoint.createFromPhysicalObjects

Overrides EdgeJoint.createFromPhysicalObjects

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:29

Parameters:

Name Type Default
objectA Plate -
objectB Plate -
JointClass FingerJoint FingerJoint

Returns: EdgeJoint‹›[]

Static createFromSections

▸ createFromSections(outlineSectionA: OutlineSection, outlineSectionB: OutlineSection): CellMembraneJoint

Overrides FingerJoint.createFromSections

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:41

Parameters:

Name Type
outlineSectionA OutlineSection
outlineSectionB OutlineSection

Returns: CellMembraneJoint

Static createFromSectionsWithMiddle

▸ createFromSectionsWithMiddle(outlineSectionA: OutlineSection, outlineSectionB: OutlineSection, middleSection: OutlineSection): CellMembraneJoint

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/CellMembraneJoint.ts:29

Parameters:

Name Type
outlineSectionA OutlineSection
outlineSectionB OutlineSection
middleSection OutlineSection

Returns: CellMembraneJoint

Static getJointsBetween

▸ getJointsBetween‹T›(plateA: Plate, plateB: Plate, type: Constructor‹T›): T[]

Inherited from Joint.getJointsBetween

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/Joint.ts:11

Type parameters:

▪ T: Joint

Parameters:

Name Type
plateA Plate
plateB Plate
type Constructor‹T›

Returns: T[]

Static getRequiredPossibilities

▸ getRequiredPossibilities(): [EdgeJointPossibility, EdgeJointPossibility]

Inherited from FingerJoint.getRequiredPossibilities

Overrides Joint.getRequiredPossibilities

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:33

Returns: [EdgeJointPossibility, EdgeJointPossibility]

Static getSpansAcrossAssemblies

▸ getSpansAcrossAssemblies(): boolean

Inherited from Joint.getSpansAcrossAssemblies

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/Joint.ts:65

Returns: boolean

whether joints of this class span across assemblies. In that case, physical objects will be linked with physics constraints rather than merging assemblies during joining

Static isPointOnEdgeJoint

▸ isPointOnEdgeJoint(point: OutlinePoint, type: Constructor‹EdgeJoint›): boolean

Inherited from EdgeJoint.isPointOnEdgeJoint

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/EdgeJoint.ts:25

Parameters:

Name Type Default
point OutlinePoint -
type Constructor‹EdgeJoint› EdgeJoint

Returns: boolean

Static performPreJoinTransformation

▸ performPreJoinTransformation(jointPossibilityA: any, jointPossibilityB: any): void

Inherited from FingerJoint.performPreJoinTransformation

Overrides Joint.performPreJoinTransformation

Defined in src/model/data/Joints/Joints/FingerJoint.ts:41

Moves object A onto object B so that their edge matches and both objects have a 90° edge angle to each other

Parameters:

Name Type
jointPossibilityA any
jointPossibilityB any

Returns: void