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Calculations

  • Quaternion to rotation matrix

    The rotation matrix of an orientation stored as a quaternion.

    q ÷ |q|; R₀₀ = 1 − 2(y² + z²), R₀₁ = 2(xy + wz), …

    USD transforms and placement usd/geom.js
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  • Value at a time

    An animated value at a given time, between its stored samples.

    v = a + (b − a) × (t − t₀) ÷ (t₁ − t₀)

    USD transforms and placement usd/geom.js
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  • An object's own transform

    Builds the transform of one object from its list of translate, rotate, scale and matrix operations.

    M = op₁ × op₂ × … in the listed order; an inverted operation uses its inverse

    USD transforms and placement usd/geom.js
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  • World transform

    The transform of an object in the scene, through all its parents.

    W = M_root × … × M_parent × M_own

    USD transforms and placement usd/geom.js
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  • Scene units and up axis

    The transform from the scene's own units and up axis to meters with Z up.

    scale by metersPerUnit; Y-up scenes: rotate 90° about X

    USD transforms and placement usd/geom.js
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  • Placement of instanced copies

    The transform of each copy of a point instancer from its position, orientation and scale.

    M = translate(p) × rotate(q) × scale(s)

    USD transforms and placement usd/scene.js
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  • Writing an object's transform

    Stores an object's placement in the exported scene.

    USD transforms and placement usd/build.js
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  • Attribute value to its storage type

    Converts a list of numbers to the number type its USD attribute type calls for.

    USD mesh coordinates in saved and exported files usd/build.js
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  • Mesh points and extent

    Stores the points of a mesh and its bounding box in the scene.

    extent = [min x, min y, min z, max x, max y, max z] of the points

    USD mesh coordinates in saved and exported files usd/build.js
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  • Lamp intensity

    Converts a lamp's lumens to the intensity a renderer reads.

    intensity = lumens ÷ (683 × area × π)

    USD mesh coordinates in saved and exported files usd/build.js
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  • Single values in the binary file

    Writes one number, tuple or matrix into the binary USD file.

    USD mesh coordinates in saved and exported files usd/usdc-write.js
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  • Arrays in the binary file

    Writes an array of numbers into the binary USD file.

    USD mesh coordinates in saved and exported files usd/usdc-write.js
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  • Reading a mesh

    The points, faces and attached values of a mesh read from a USD scene.

    USD mesh coordinates in saved and exported files usd/geom.js
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  • Built-in shapes as meshes

    A cube, sphere, cylinder, cone, capsule or plane of a USD scene as a mesh.

    ring point = (r·cos θ, r·sin θ, z), θ = 2π·j ÷ 24

    USD mesh coordinates in saved and exported files usd/geom.js
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  • Region size, enclosing triangle and tolerances

    Measures the region and sets the tolerances every later test uses.

    D = max(Δx, Δy); eps = 1e-13 × D; epsA = 1e-13 × D²

    Triangulation of solid faces acis/cdt.js
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  • Orientation of three points

    Twice the signed area of the triangle a, b, c: positive when anticlockwise.

    (x_b − x_a) × (y_c − y_a) − (y_b − y_a) × (x_c − x_a)

    Triangulation of solid faces acis/cdt.js
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  • In-circle test

    Whether point d lies inside the circle through a, b and c.

    det of rows (a − d, |a − d|²), (b − d, |b − d|²), (c − d, |c − d|²) > 0

    Triangulation of solid faces acis/cdt.js
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  • Triangle that holds a point

    Walks from the last triangle to the one a new point falls in.

    Triangulation of solid faces acis/cdt.js
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  • Inserting a point

    Adds one point: merged into a corner it coincides with, splitting an edge it lies on, or splitting the triangle it is inside.

    Triangulation of solid faces acis/cdt.js
    • CadCraft
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  • Do two segments cross

    Whether edge c–d properly crosses boundary segment a–b.

    Triangulation of solid faces acis/cdt.js
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  • Face-frame default sizes

    The stile and rail width, overlay and door gap a job uses when it sets none.

    stile = rail = 38 mm; overlay = 12 mm; gap = 3 mm; inch job: round(mm ÷ 25.4 × 16) ÷ 16

    CabinetCraft parts, fronts and face frames addons/cabinetcraft/lib/build.js
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  • Carcass depth behind a face frame

    The depth the carcass is built with when a face frame takes part of the cabinet's depth.

    d = max(1, d − frame thickness)

    CabinetCraft parts, fronts and face frames addons/cabinetcraft/lib/build.js
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  • Face-frame openings and overlay fronts

    The rails, the openings between them and the doors or drawer fronts that cover each opening.

    opening h = (box h − (2 + mids) × rail) ÷ (mids + 1); front h = opening h + lap below + lap above; pair door w = (opening w + 2 × overlay − gap) ÷ 2

    CabinetCraft parts, fronts and face frames addons/cabinetcraft/lib/build.js
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  • Door and blind panel of a blind corner

    The door over the open part of a blind corner cabinet and the panel over the blind part.

    door w = (w − blind) − reveal; panel w = blind − reveal; h = box h − reveal

    CabinetCraft parts, fronts and face frames addons/cabinetcraft/lib/build.js
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  • Part size stored in the cut list

    Adds one part with its length, width, thickness and material.

    CabinetCraft parts, fronts and face frames addons/cabinetcraft/lib/build.js
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  • Frame rail length and counts

    The length of the frame's rails and how many rails and mid rails a cabinet needs.

    rail length = w − 2 × stile − blind

    CabinetCraft parts, fronts and face frames addons/cabinetcraft/lib/build.js
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  • Doors and drawer fronts counted by size

    Groups equal fronts into one cut-list line with a quantity.

    CabinetCraft parts, fronts and face frames addons/cabinetcraft/lib/build.js
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  • Drawer boxes of a face-frame cabinet

    The sides, ends and bottom of each drawer box behind a face frame.

    box h = min(front h − clearance, opening h − 20 mm); end = bw − 2t; bottom = (bw − 2t + 2g) × (slide − 2t + 2g); bw = opening w − 2 × slide gap

    CabinetCraft parts, fronts and face frames addons/cabinetcraft/lib/build.js
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  • Dowels of a corner cabinet

    The number of dowels a corner cabinet's drilling needs.

    dowels = dowel holes ÷ 2

    CabinetCraft parts, fronts and face frames addons/cabinetcraft/lib/build.js
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  • Curved cabinet outline in the cell's own axes

    The outline points of a made-to-order curved cabinet, measured from the cell's origin along its two axes.

    (x′, y′) = ((q − o) · u, (q − o) · n)

    CabinetCraft parts, fronts and face frames addons/cabinetcraft/lib/build.js
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  • Closing panel of an angled corner

    The height of the panel that closes a corner which is not a right angle.

    height = cabinet h − plinth height

    CabinetCraft parts, fronts and face frames addons/cabinetcraft/lib/build.js
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  • Picked room corner

    A corner of the room outline picked on the plan, snapped to the grid.

    p = round(x ÷ g) × g; g = 50 (mm job) or 2 (inch job)

    CabinetCraft room picking and dry-run units addons/cabinetcraft/main.js
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  • Direction of the picked outline

    Whether the corners were picked clockwise, which decides the sign of each arc's sweep.

    Σ (xᵢ × yᵢ₊₁ − xᵢ₊₁ × yᵢ) < 0 means clockwise

    CabinetCraft room picking and dry-run units addons/cabinetcraft/main.js
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  • Sheet size in the program's units

    The sheet size, thickness and rapid rate the dry run checks a G-code program against.

    k = (1 ÷ 25.4 or 1) × (25.4 or 1); sheet = job sheet × k; rapid (inch program) = rapid ÷ 25.4

    CabinetCraft room picking and dry-run units addons/cabinetcraft/main.js
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  • Numbers on labels and the maker review

    Writes a number with at most 2 decimals.

    text = round(v × 100) ÷ 100

    CabinetCraft room picking and dry-run units addons/cabinetcraft/main.js
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  • Job converted to the other unit

    Every size in the job converted from millimeters to inches or back when the job's unit is changed.

    to inches: round(v × (1 ÷ 25.4) × 16) ÷ 16; to millimeters: round(v × 25.4)

    Cabinet job edits that change sizes addons/cabinetcraft/lib/edit.js
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  • Gap at a door or window

    The width of the gap put in a run's floor row so that the cabinets after it clear an opening.

    width = ⌈(at + w + clear − start) × 10⌉ ÷ 10

    Cabinet job edits that change sizes addons/cabinetcraft/lib/edit.js
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  • Filler for a leftover

    Adds a filler as wide as the space a row leaves on its wall.

    filler width = rest, when 0.5 < rest ≤ 75 mm

    Cabinet job edits that change sizes addons/cabinetcraft/lib/edit.js
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  • Notch of a new L or U room

    The first size of the notch when a rectangular room is made L or U shaped.

    notch width = round(W ÷ 3); notch depth = round(D ÷ 2)

    Cabinet job edits that change sizes addons/cabinetcraft/lib/edit.js
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  • Drilling distances in inches

    The 32 mm system's drilling and hardware distances for the inch rule set.

    value = round(mm × (1 ÷ 25.4) × 10⁴) ÷ 10⁴

    Cabinet parts from a box and construction rules addons/cabinetcraft/lib/model.js
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  • Box sizes

    The box height without the plinth, the inside width and the depth the back takes.

    boxH = h − kick; iw = w − 2t; backDepth = backSetback + backT

    Cabinet parts from a box and construction rules addons/cabinetcraft/lib/model.js
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  • Door and drawer front sizes

    The size and position of every door and drawer front in the cabinet's front view.

    one door: (w − reveal) × (boxH − reveal); a pair: each (w − 2·reveal) ÷ 2 wide; n drawer fronts: each (boxH − n·reveal) ÷ n high

    Cabinet parts from a box and construction rules addons/cabinetcraft/lib/model.js
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  • Longest drawer slide that fits

    Picks the drawer slide length from the rule's list for the cabinet's inside depth.

    room = panel depth − backDepth − drawerBackClear; the longest listed L with L ≤ room + 1e-9

    Cabinet parts from a box and construction rules addons/cabinetcraft/lib/model.js
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  • Part list of one cabinet

    Every part of a cabinet with its length, width, thickness, material, quantity and banded edges.

    back in grooves: (iw + 2·groove) × (boxH − n·t + n·groove); shelf: (iw − 2·shelfClear) × (inside depth − shelfFront); drawer end: iw − 2·slideGap − 2·drawerT

    Cabinet parts from a box and construction rules addons/cabinetcraft/lib/model.js
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  • Size checks on a cabinet

    Reports a cabinet that is too narrow, too low or too shallow for its parts, or whose drawers do not fit.

    iw ≤ 0; boxH ≤ 2t; inside depth ≤ shelfFront; Σ fronts + n·reveal > boxH + 1e-9

    Cabinet parts from a box and construction rules addons/cabinetcraft/lib/model.js
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  • Linear stock to buy

    The number of pieces and the total length of each hardwood section in the job.

    length = Σ qty × length; pieces = Σ qty

    Cabinet job totals: linear stock and sheet count addons/cabinetcraft/lib/sheets.js
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  • Sheets used by a nested job

    The total number of sheets over all materials, with each material's own count and efficiency.

    sheets = Σ sheets per material

    Cabinet job totals: linear stock and sheet count addons/cabinetcraft/lib/sheets.js
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  • Label position on the sheet

    Where each label is printed on the page, so that it lands on the die-cut label.

    x = left + col × (label width + gap x); y = top + row × (label height + gap y)

    Part labels on label sheets addons/cabinetcraft/lib/cutlist/labels.js
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  • Bar code module width

    The width of the narrowest bar of a label's Code 128 bar code, fitted to the space beside the id text.

    module = min(0.33 mm, room ÷ (code width + 20))

    Part labels on label sheets addons/cabinetcraft/lib/cutlist/labels.js
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  • Pieces from quantities

    One entry per piece to cut, from rows with a quantity.

    Cutting profile pieces from stock bars addons/windows/lib/cutlist/bars.js
    • CadCraft
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