Interface Function

getNotchName(notchNo):

The function returns the name of the notch from the list of notches.

Input Parameters:

NotchNo

integer

Index to notch list.

Returned value:

NotchList[NotchNo]

string

Notch name.

getNotchSegment(SegNo):

The function returns a notch segment from the notch contour.

Input Parameters:

Segno

integer

Notch segment number.

Returned value:

NotchData[SegNo]

reals

Segment part R,U,V.

setNotchContour(NotchName, NPar, Par1, Par2, Par3, Par4, Par5, Par6, Par7, Par8):

The function creates a customer defined notch by creating segments to the NotchData list. The function should define a notch contour in the UV co-ordinate system whose origin will be the reference point of the notch. Up to 8 number of parameters are allowed. The breakpoints of the contour should be defined as a number of segments (R, U, V), where R is equal to 0.0 for a line segment, positive for a counter clock radius and negative for a clockwise radius. The notch code should be implemented with an exception handling mechanism so that a failure to run the code will always be signaled by the return code.

Input Parameters:

Notchname

string

The name of the customer notch.

Npar

real

Number of parameters.

Par1

real

Notch parameter 1.

Par2

real

Notch parameter 2.

Par3

real

Notch parameter 3.

Par4

real

Notch parameter 4.

Par5

real

Notch parameter 5.

Par6

real

Notch parameter 6.

Par7

real

Notch parameter 7.

Par8

real

Notch parameter 8.

Returned value:

NotchRes

integer

Result code. The predefined values should be used.

0 OK

1 Unrecognized notch type

2 Wrong number of parameters

3 Unreasonable parameter values

4 Notch geometry could not be generated