Distance Point Line¶

Functionality¶

The node is designed to get the distance between a point and one endless straight line.

The line is defined by a segment of two vectors.

As an extra results you can get:

Param	Type	Description
Vertices	Vertices	Points to calculate
Line Vertices	Vertices	It will get the first and last vertices’s to define the line segment
Tolerance	Float	Minimal distance to accept one point is intersecting.

In the N-Panel (and on the right-click menu) you can find:

Implementation: Choose between MathUtils and NumPy (Usually faster)
Output NumPy: to get NumPy arrays in stead of regular lists (makes the node faster). Only in the NumPy implementation.
Match List Global: Define how list with different lengths should be matched. Refers to the matching of groups (one line per group)
Match List Local: Define how list with different lengths should be matched. Refers to the matching of tolerances and vertices

Distance: Distance to the line.
In Segment: Returns True if point distance is less than tolerance and the point is between the input vertices.
In Line: Returns True if point distance is less than tolerance with input vertices.
Closest Point: Returns the closest point in the line.
Closest in Segment: Returns True if the closest point is between the input vertices.