Creating a Cylinder Between Two Points

Creating-a-Cylinder-Between-Two-Points.py

#https://help.alibre.com/articles/#!alibre-help-v28/creating-a-cylinder-between-two-points

# creates a cylinder between two arbitrary points
 
from math import sqrt
 
# ends of cylinder are centered on these points
cyl_p1 = [1, 5, 2]
cyl_p2 = [10, 14, 8]
 
# diameter of cylinder
diameter = 6
 
# get length of cynlinder using euclidean distance
length = sqrt((cyl_p2[0] - cyl_p1[0])**2 + (cyl_p2[1] - cyl_p1[1])**2 + (cyl_p2[2] - cyl_p1[2])**2)
 
# calculate normal vector for the plane at the first end of the cylinder
normal_vector = [cyl_p2[0] - cyl_p1[0], cyl_p2[1] - cyl_p1[1], cyl_p2[2] - cyl_p1[2]]
 
# create part
P = Part('Cylinder')
 
# create plane for one end of the cylinder
cyl_plane = P.AddPlane('Cyl Start Plane', normal_vector, cyl_p1)
 
P.AddAxis('Cylinder Axis', cyl_p1, cyl_p2)
 
# draw a circle on the plane
S = P.AddSketch('Cylinder End', cyl_plane)
[cx, cy] = S.GlobaltoPoint(cyl_p1[0], cyl_p1[1], cyl_p1[2])
S.AddCircle(cx, cy, diameter, False)
 
# extrude into a cylinder
P.AddExtrudeBoss('Cylinder', S, length, False)