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GetClosestPointOn Method (IRay)

Gets the point on the Ray that is closest to the specified point.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Sub GetClosestPointOn( _
   double GivenPointX As System.Double, _
   double GivenPointY As System.Double, _
   double GivenPointZ As System.Double, _
   bool Extend As System.Boolean, _
   double* PointOnCurveX As System.Double, _
   double* PointOnCurveY As System.Double, _
   double* PointOnCurveZ As System.Double _
)
C# 
void GetClosestPointOn( 
   System.double GivenPointX,
   System.double GivenPointY,
   System.double GivenPointZ,
   System.bool Extend,
   out System.double PointOnCurveX,
   out System.double PointOnCurveY,
   out System.double PointOnCurveZ
)
JavaScript 
GetClosestPointOn( 
   GivenPointX : Number,
   GivenPointY : Number,
   GivenPointZ : Number,
   Extend : Boolean
) : {
   PointOnCurveX : Number,
   PointOnCurveY : Number,
   PointOnCurveZ : Number
}
COM native C++ 
HRESULT GetClosestPointOn( 
   DOUBLE GivenPointX,
   DOUBLE GivenPointY,
   DOUBLE GivenPointZ,
   VARIANT_BOOL Extend,
   DOUBLE* PointOnCurveX,
   DOUBLE* PointOnCurveY,
   DOUBLE* PointOnCurveZ
)
C++ 
DSRESULT GetClosestPointOn( 
   double GivenPointX,
   double GivenPointY,
   double GivenPointZ,
   bool Extend,
   double* PointOnCurveX,
   double* PointOnCurveY,
   double* PointOnCurveZ
)

Parameters

GivenPointX
x coordinate of the point
GivenPointY
y coordinate of the point
GivenPointZ
z coordinate of the point
Extend
True to extend the curve to the point on the Ray that is closest to the specified point, false to not
PointOnCurveX[out]
x coordinate of the point on the Ray that is closest to the specified point
PointOnCurveY[out]
y coordinate of the point on the Ray that is closest to the specified point
PointOnCurveZ[out] or Return Value
z coordinate of the point on the Ray that is closest to the specified point
 

See Also

Availability

DraftSight V1R1.3


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