CreatePolyline(MapPoint,Double,Double,Double,esriArcOrientation,esriClothoidCreateMethod,Double,esriCurveDensifyMethod,Double,SpatialReference) Method

Creates new instance of the Polyline class that is a linear approximation to a clothoid.

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public static Polyline CreatePolyline( 
   MapPoint startPoint,
   double startTangentDirection,
   double startRadius,
   double endRadius,
   esriArcOrientation orientation,
   esriClothoidCreateMethod createMethod,
   double lengthOrAngle,
   esriCurveDensifyMethod densifyMethod,
   double curveDensity,
   SpatialReference spatialReference
)

Public Overloads Shared Function CreatePolyline( _
   ByVal startPoint As MapPoint, _
   ByVal startTangentDirection As Double, _
   ByVal startRadius As Double, _
   ByVal endRadius As Double, _
   ByVal orientation As esriArcOrientation, _
   ByVal createMethod As esriClothoidCreateMethod, _
   ByVal lengthOrAngle As Double, _
   ByVal densifyMethod As esriCurveDensifyMethod, _
   ByVal curveDensity As Double, _
   Optional ByVal spatialReference As SpatialReference _
) As Polyline

Parameters

startPoint: The start point of the polyline.
startTangentDirection: The tangent direction of the spiral, north azimuth, at the first point of the spiral. The unit of the azimuth is radians.
startRadius: The radius at the start of the spiral. The radius must be greater than zero. Double.Infinity is a valid value for the radius.
endRadius: The radius at the end of the spiral. The radius must be greater than zero. Double.Infinity is a valid value for the radius.
orientation: The orientation of the spiral.
createMethod: The method of creation. esriClothoidCreateMethod.ByLength signifies that lengthOrAngle specifies the length of the entire spiral. esriClothoidCreateMethod.ByAngle signifies that lengthOrAngle specifies the angle, in radians, measuring the span of the arc from the start to the end of the clothoid path.
lengthOrAngle: Either the length of the clothoid or the central angle of the clothoid as specified by createMethod.
densifyMethod: The method of densification.
curveDensity: If densifyMethod is esriCurveDensifyMethod.ByLength, then curveDensity is the maximum segment length allowed in the clothoid. If densifyMethod is esriCurveDensifyMethod.ByDeviation, then curveDensity is the maximum distance, in meters, that the clothoid can deviate from the actual curve. If densifyMethod is esriCurveDensifyMethod.ByAngle, then curveDensity is the maximum angle between tangent lines to the curve.
spatialReference: (Optional) The spatial reference of the polyline. The default value is null.

Remarks

A clothoid, also known as an Euler spiral, is a curve such that its curvature is equal to a constant times its length. Curvature is a value that measures how curved or flat the curve is at a point. The larger the curvature, the more flat the curve is. The curvature is equal to the reciprocal of the radius. If the radius is infinity, then the curvature is zero. i.e. flat.

Shown below is a clothoid with startTangentDirection = 0, startRadius = double.PositiveInfinity, endRadius = 1, orientation = esriArcOrientation.esriArcCounterClockwise, createMethod = esriClothoidCreateMethod.ByLength, and lengthOrAngle = 10.

Here is a clothoid with startTangentDirection = Math.PI / 4, startRadius = double.PositiveInfinity, endRadius = 0.8, orientation = esriArcOrientation.esriArcClockwise, createMethod = esriClothoidCreateMethod.ByLength, and lengthOrAngle = 10.

Now here is a clothoid such that the start radius is smaller than the end radius. It has startTangentDirection = Math.PI / 3, startRadius = 2, endRadius = 10, orientation = esriArcOrientation.esriArcClockwise, createMethod = esriClothoidCreateMethod.ByLength, and lengthOrAngle = 20.

Example

MapPoint startPoint = MapPointBuilder.CreateMapPoint(0, 0);
double tangentDirection = Math.PI / 6;
esriArcOrientation orientation = esriArcOrientation.esriArcCounterClockwise;
double startRadius = double.PositiveInfinity;
double endRadius = 0.2;
esriClothoidCreateMethod createMethod = esriClothoidCreateMethod.ByAngle;
double angle = Math.PI / 2;
esriCurveDensifyMethod densifyMethod = esriCurveDensifyMethod.ByLength;
double densifyParameter = 0.1;

Polyline polyline = PolylineBuilder.CreatePolyline(startPoint, tangentDirection, startRadius, endRadius, orientation, createMethod, angle, densifyMethod, densifyParameter, SpatialReferences.WGS84);

int numPoints = polyline.PointCount;
MapPoint queryPoint = polyline.Points[numPoints - 2];

MapPoint pointOnPath;
double radiusCalculated, tangentDirectionCalculated, lengthCalculated, angleCalculated;

PolylineBuilder.QueryClothoidParameters(queryPoint, startPoint, tangentDirection, startRadius, endRadius, orientation, createMethod, angle, out pointOnPath, out radiusCalculated, out tangentDirectionCalculated, out lengthCalculated, out angleCalculated, SpatialReferences.WGS84);

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7

Reference

PolylineBuilder Class
PolylineBuilder Members
Overload List