Handle(Geom_BSplineSurface) Approx_Presentation::CreateBSplineSurface(TColStd_Array2OfReal& aZPoints,
                                                               Standard_Real theXStep,
                                                               Standard_Real theYStep,
                                                               Standard_Integer Count)
{  
  Standard_Real aX0 = -300, aY0 = -200;
  
  GeomAPI_PointsToBSplineSurface aPTBS;
  aPTBS.Init(aZPoints,aX0,theXStep,aY0,theYStep,
    DegMin[Count],DegMax[Count],Continuity[Count],Tol[Count]);
  Handle(Geom_BSplineSurface) aSurface = aPTBS.Surface();

  return aSurface;
}
PyObject* BSplineSurfacePy::approximate(PyObject *args)
{
    PyObject* obj;
    Standard_Integer degMin=0;
    Standard_Integer degMax=0;
    Standard_Integer continuity=0;
    Standard_Real tol3d = Precision::Approximation();
    Standard_Real X0=0;
    Standard_Real dX=0;
    Standard_Real Y0=0;
    Standard_Real dY=0;

    int len = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(args);

    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!iiid|dddd",&(PyList_Type), &obj, &degMin, &degMax, &continuity, &tol3d, &X0, &dX, &Y0, &dY))
        return 0;
    try {
        Py::List list(obj);
        Standard_Integer lu = list.size();
        Py::List col(list.getItem(0));
        Standard_Integer lv = col.size();
        TColgp_Array2OfPnt interpolationPoints(1, lu, 1, lv);
        TColStd_Array2OfReal zPoints(1, lu, 1, lv);
        //Base::Console().Message("lu=%d, lv=%d\n", lu, lv);

        Standard_Integer index1 = 0;
        Standard_Integer index2 = 0;
        for (Py::List::iterator it1 = list.begin(); it1 != list.end(); ++it1) {
            index1++;
            index2=0;
            Py::List row(*it1);
            for (Py::List::iterator it2 = row.begin(); it2 != row.end(); ++it2) {
                index2++;
                if(len == 5){
                	Py::Vector v(*it2);
                	Base::Vector3d pnt = v.toVector();
                	gp_Pnt newPoint(pnt.x,pnt.y,pnt.z);
                	interpolationPoints.SetValue(index1, index2, newPoint);
                }
                else {
                	Standard_Real val = PyFloat_AsDouble((*it2).ptr());
                	zPoints.SetValue(index1, index2, val);
                }
            }
        }

        if(continuity<0 || continuity>3){
        	Standard_Failure::Raise("continuity must be between 0 and 3");
        }
        GeomAbs_Shape c;
        switch(continuity){
        case 0:
        	c = GeomAbs_C0;
        case 1:
        	c = GeomAbs_C1;
        case 2:
        	c = GeomAbs_C2;
        case 3:
        	c = GeomAbs_C3;
        }

        if (interpolationPoints.RowLength() < 2 || interpolationPoints.ColLength() < 2) {
            Standard_Failure::Raise("not enough points given");
        }

        GeomAPI_PointsToBSplineSurface surInterpolation;
        if(len == 5){
        	surInterpolation.Init(interpolationPoints, degMin, degMax, c, tol3d);
        }
        else {
        	surInterpolation.Init(zPoints, X0, dX, Y0, dY, degMin, degMax, c, tol3d);
        }
        Handle_Geom_BSplineSurface sur(surInterpolation.Surface());
        this->getGeomBSplineSurfacePtr()->setHandle(sur);
        Py_Return;
    }
    catch (Standard_Failure) {
        Handle_Standard_Failure e = Standard_Failure::Caught();
        std::string err = e->GetMessageString();
        if (err.empty()) err = e->DynamicType()->Name();
        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_Exception, err.c_str());
        return 0;
    }
}