Issue 4572: Entity.Position() returns PointStructure instead of TransformationStructure                                                                                                                             (cad-ftf)
Source: Open CASCADE (Mr. Mikhail Kazakov, m-kazakov@opencascade.com, m-kazakov@eads.matradatavision.com)
Nature: Uncategorized Issue
Severity: 
Summary: Replace 
    CadUtility::PointStruct position () raises (CadUtility::CadError); 
    // Returns a struct of the coordinates of a single, reference location on 
    // the entity that should be unique relative to neighboring entities. 
method by 
    CadUtility::TransformationStruct location () raises (CadUtility::CadError); 
    // Returns a struct of the applied transformation, which represents 
    // the location (position, turn, scale) of the entity according the global coordinates 

In that case, we will be able to refer the entity according any other entities. 
This method doesn't return the "last applied transformation", but "the superposition 
of all applied transformations". In that case, location of the entity in 3D space will be returned.
Resolution: Duplicate
Revised Text: 
Actions taken:
September 20, 2001: received issue
July 5, 2002: closed issue
Discussion: 

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Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 20:09:53 +0200
From: "Mikhail KAZAKOV (mko)" <m-kazakov@paris1.matra-dtv.fr>
Organization: Matra Datavision
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Subject: Proposals for issues resolution
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        Dear colleagues, 

I'd like to propose some possible ways to resolve next issues: 


No number issue. "Entity.Position() returns PointStructure instead of
TransformationStructure " 

Possible resolution: 
Replace 
    CadUtility::PointStruct position () raises (CadUtility::CadError); 
    // Returns a struct of the coordinates of a single, reference
    location on 
    // the entity that should be unique relative to neighboring
    entities. 
method by 
    CadUtility::TransformationStruct location () raises
    (CadUtility::CadError); 
    // Returns a struct of the applied transformation, which
    represents 
    // the location (position, turn, scale) of the entity according
    the global coordinates 

In that case, we will be able to refer the entity according any other
entities. 
This method doesn't return the "last applied transformation", but "the
superposition 
of all applied transformations". In that case, location of the entity
in 3D space will be returned.