gp_Pln

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gp_Pln Class Reference

Describes a plane. 
A plane is positioned in space with a coordinate system 
(a gp_Ax3 object), such that the plane is defined by the 
origin, "X Direction" and "Y Direction" of this coordinate 
system, which is the "local coordinate system" of the 
plane. The "main Direction" of the coordinate system is a 
vector normal to the plane. It gives the plane an implicit 
orientation such that the plane is said to be "direct", if the 
coordinate system is right-handed, or "indirect" in the other case. 
Note: when a gp_Pln plane is converted into a 
Geom_Plane plane, some implicit properties of its local 
coordinate system are used explicitly: 

• its origin defines the origin of the two parameters of 
  the planar surface, 
  
• its implicit orientation is also that of the Geom_Plane. 
  See Also 
  gce_MakePln which provides functions for more complex 
  plane constructions 
  Geom_Plane which provides additional functions for 
  constructing planes and works, in particular, with the 
  parametric equations of planes