org.lcsim.detector

Interface IPhysicalVolume

All Known Implementing Classes:

PhysicalVolume

public interface IPhysicalVolume

Interface to placements of ILogicalVolume objects in the geometry tree.

Author:

Jeremy McCormick

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getCopyNumber() Get the copy number.
ILogicalVolume	getLogicalVolume() Get the associated LogicalVolume.
ILogicalVolume	getMotherLogicalVolume() Get the mother's LogicalVolume.
String	getName()
IRotation3D	getRotation() Get the rotation component of the coordinate transform.
ITransform3D	getTransform() Get the transformation from mother's coordinate system.
Hep3Vector	getTranslation() Get the translation component of the coordinate transform.
boolean	isSensitive() True if this volume is a sensitive component; False if this volume is not a sensitive component.
Hep3Vector	transformParentToLocal(Hep3Vector point) Transform a point from parent to this volume.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

getLogicalVolume

ILogicalVolume getLogicalVolume()

Get the associated LogicalVolume.

Returns:

The associated LogicalVolume.

getMotherLogicalVolume

ILogicalVolume getMotherLogicalVolume()

Get the mother's LogicalVolume.

Returns:

The mother's LogicalVolume.

getTransform

ITransform3D getTransform()

Get the transformation from mother's coordinate system.

Returns:

The transformation from mother's coordinate system.

getTranslation

Hep3Vector getTranslation()

Get the translation component of the coordinate transform.

Returns:

The translation component of the coordinate transform.

getRotation

IRotation3D getRotation()

Get the rotation component of the coordinate transform.

Returns:

The rotation component of the coordinate transform.

getCopyNumber

int getCopyNumber()

Get the copy number.

Returns:

The copy number of this volume.

transformParentToLocal

Hep3Vector transformParentToLocal(Hep3Vector point)

Transform a point from parent to this volume.

Parameters:

point - A point in parent coordinate system.

Returns:

Point transformed to local coordinate system.

isSensitive

boolean isSensitive()

True if this volume is a sensitive component; False if this volume is not a sensitive component.