# Distance (Plane) Menu Path : **Operator > Math > Geometry > Distance (Plane)** The **Distance (Plane)** Operator Operator takes a plane and a position and calculates: - The closest point on the plane to the position. - The distance between the closest point and the position. ## Operator properties | **Input** | **Type** | **Description** | | ------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Plane** | Plane | The Plane this Operator evaluates. The point this Operator returns (**closestPosition**) is the closest point on this Plane to **Position**. | | **Position** | Position | The Plane this Operator evaluates. The point this Operator returns (**closestPosition**) is the closest point to **Plane** from this position. | | **Output** | **Type** | **Description** | | ------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | **closestPosition** | Position | The position of the closest point on **Plane** to **Position**. | | **distance** | float | The distance from **Position** to **closestPosition**. If **Position** is above **Plane**, this value is positive. If **Position** is below **Plane**, this value is negative. |