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Adam Chalmers d275995dfe KCL: Angled line should use keyword args (#5803)
We continue migrating KCL stdlib functions to use keyword arguments. Next up is the `angledLine` family of functions (except `angledLineThatIntersects, which will be a quick follow-up).

Before vs. after:

`angledLine({angle = 90, length = 3}, %, $edge)`
  => `angledLine(angle = 90, length = 3, tag = $edge)`

`angledLineOfXLength({angle = 90, length = 3}, %, $edge)`
  => `angledLine(angle = 90, lengthX = 3, tag = $edge)`

`angledLineOfYLength({angle = 90, length = 3}, %, $edge)`
  => `angledLine(angle = 90, lengthY = 3, tag = $edge)`

`angledLineToX({angle = 90, length = 3}, %, $edge)`
  => `angledLine(angle = 90, endAbsoluteX = 3, tag = $edge)`

`angledLineToY({angle = 90, length = 3}, %, $edge)`
  => `angledLine(angle = 90, endAbsoluteY = 3, tag = $edge)`
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abs Compute the absolute value of a number. manual

Compute the absolute value of a number.

abs(num: number): number

Tags

  • math

Arguments

Name Type Description Required
num number Yes

Returns

number

Examples

myAngle = -120

sketch001 = startSketchOn(XZ)
  |> startProfileAt([0, 0], %)
  |> line(end = [8, 0])
  |> angledLine(angle = abs(myAngle), length = 5)
  |> line(end = [-5, 0])
  |> angledLine(angle = myAngle, length = 5)
  |> close()

baseExtrusion = extrude(sketch001, length = 5)

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