Class Plane3D


  • public class Plane3D
    extends java.lang.Object
    Models a plane in 3-dimensional Cartesian space.
    • Method Detail

      • orientedDistance

        public double orientedDistance​(Coordinate p)
        Computes the oriented distance from a point to the plane. The distance is:
        • positive if the point lies above the plane (relative to the plane normal)
        • zero if the point is on the plane
        • negative if the point lies below the plane (relative to the plane normal)
        Parameters:
        p - the point to compute the distance for
        Returns:
        the oriented distance to the plane
      • closestAxisPlane

        public int closestAxisPlane()
        Computes the axis plane that this plane lies closest to.

        Geometries lying in this plane undergo least distortion (and have maximum area) when projected to the closest axis plane. This provides optimal conditioning for computing a Point-in-Polygon test.

        Returns:
        the index of the closest axis plane.