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G4GeometryTolerance.hh
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27 // $Id: G4GeometryTolerance.hh 70333 2013-05-29 08:56:45Z gcosmo $
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30 // GEANT 4 class header file
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32 // Class Description:
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34 // A singleton class for computation and storage of the tolerance values
35 // used by the geometry modeler for precision on boundaries.
36 // The Cartesian tolerance defines the thickness of the surface of the
37 // geometrical shapes for their inner funtions and for the tracking. The
38 // tolerance must be greater than the largest mathematical error from the
39 // shape distance calculation functions. The tolerance is centred on the
40 // surface, e.g. the Inside() method of a solid uses a tolerance dx +/- kTol/2.
41 // The Cartesian tolerance can either be set to a fixed value (1E-9 mm)
42 // or to a value computed on the basis of the maximum extent of the
43 // world volume assigned through the G4GeometryManager at the beginning
44 // of the application -before- any geometrical object is created.
45 
46 // ---------------- G4GeometryTolerance ----------------
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48 // Author: G.Cosmo (CERN), October 2006
49 // ------------------------------------------------------------
50 
51 #ifndef G4GeometryTolerance_hh
52 #define G4GeometryTolerance_hh
53 
54 #include "G4Types.hh"
55 
57 {
58  friend class G4GeometryManager;
59 
60  public: // with description
61 
63  // Get a pointer to the unique G4GeometryTolerance,
64  // creating it if necessary and setting the tolerances.
66  // Returns the current Cartesian tolerance of a surface.
68  // Returns the current angular tolerance.
70  // Returns the current radial tolerance.
71 
72  protected:
73 
74  static void SetSurfaceTolerance(G4double worldExtent);
75  // Sets the Cartesian surface tolerance to a value computed
76  // from the maximum extent of the world volume. This method
77  // can be called only once, and is done only through the
78  // G4GeometryManager class.
79 
82  // Protected constructor and destructor.
83 
84  private:
85 
91  };
92 
93 #endif // G4GeometryTolerance_hh
94 
static G4double fCarTolerance
G4double GetSurfaceTolerance() const
static G4GeometryTolerance * fpInstance
G4double GetRadialTolerance() const
bool G4bool
Definition: G4Types.hh:79
static G4double fAngTolerance
static G4double fRadTolerance
double G4double
Definition: G4Types.hh:76
static void SetSurfaceTolerance(G4double worldExtent)
G4double GetAngularTolerance() const
static G4GeometryTolerance * GetInstance()