API Reference > OdGe Classes > OdGeSurface Class > OdGeSurface Methods > OdGeSurface::isLeftHanded Method
OdGeSurface::isLeftHanded Method
Syntax
C++
bool isLeftHanded() const;

true if "natural" and "nominal" normals are opposite (surface is "left-handed"), false - otherwise (surface is "right-handed").

Checks orientation of the surface. 

 

Let U and V be surface's partial derivatives by U and V respectively (at some point). Consider two normals: "natural" normal is computed as [U x V] (i.e. cross product of partial derivatives). "nominal" normal is the vector returned by evalPoint method.

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