21 lines
1.2 KiB
Markdown
21 lines
1.2 KiB
Markdown
# Distance (Line)
|
|
|
|
Menu Path : **Operator > Math > Geometry > Distance (Line)**
|
|
|
|
The **Distance (Line)** Operator takes a line and a position and calculates:
|
|
|
|
* The closest point on the line to the position.
|
|
* The distance between the closest point and the position.
|
|
|
|
## Operator properties
|
|
|
|
| **Input** | **Type** | **Description** |
|
|
| ------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
|
|
| **Line** | Line | The Line this Operator evaluates. The point this Operator returns (**closestPosition**) is the closest point on this line to **Position**. |
|
|
| **Position** | Position | The Position this Operator evaluates. The point this Operator returns (**closestPosition**) is the closest point to **Line** from this position. |
|
|
|
|
| **Output** | **Type** | **Description** |
|
|
| ------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
|
|
| **closestPosition** | Position | The position of the closest point on **Line** to **Position**. |
|
|
| **distance** | float | The distance from **Position** to **closestPosition**. |
|