getApproximateSupportArea¶
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pyslm.support.
getApproximateSupportArea
(part, overhangAngle, projected=False)¶ The support area is a metric of the total area of support surfaces, including the flattened or projected area.
Note
This is an approximation that does not account for any self-intersections. It does not use ray queries to project the distance towards the mesh, therefore is more useful estimating the overall cost of the support structures, during initial support optimisation.
- Parameters:
part (
Part
) – The part to analyseoverhangAngle (
float
) – The overhang angle in degreesprojected (
Optional
[bool
]) – If True, the projected area is used
- Return type:
float
- Returns:
The approximate cost function