Footprint (Solibri API 9.12.4.18 API)

```
public interface Footprint
```
Footprint represents the effect a component has when flattened to two dimensions. Every component has a footprint, but for some cases the footprint might be empty.

Since:

9.10.2

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Area`	`getArea()`	Returns the 2 dimensional area of the footprint.
`Polygon2d`	`getOutline()`	Returns a simple one-polygon footprint of the component.

- Method Detail
  - getOutline
```
Polygon2d getOutline()
```
    Returns a simple one-polygon footprint of the component. If the whole footprint consists of one "body", it's outer polygon is used. Otherwise this returns the convex hull of the polygon.
    
    Returns:
    
    a simple one-polygon footprint
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - getArea
```
Area getArea()
```
    Returns the 2 dimensional area of the footprint.
    
    Returns:
    
    the area of the footprint