Method GetShortestLineTo

Namespace

GeometryHelper.Geometry

Assembly

GeometryHelper.dll

GetShortestLineTo(GeoSolid3)

Gets the shortest segment joining this point to a solid, using the default tolerance.

public GeoLine3 GetShortestLineTo(GeoSolid3 solid)

Parameters

solid GeoSolid3

Returns

GeoLine3

Remarks

The segment leaves this point and lands on the solid, so its length is the clearance between them and nought where they touch.

GetShortestLineTo(GeoSolid3, Tolerance)

Gets the shortest segment joining this point to a solid, within a tolerance.

public GeoLine3 GetShortestLineTo(GeoSolid3 solid, Tolerance tolerance)

Parameters

solid GeoSolid3

tolerance Tolerance

Returns

GeoLine3

Remarks

The segment leaves this point and lands on the solid, so its length is the clearance between them and nought where they touch.