org.simtk.geometry3d
Class Plane3D

java.lang.Object
  org.simtk.geometry3d.Plane3D

public class Plane3D
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Plane3D()

Method Summary

static Plane3D	bestPlane3D(java.util.Collection<Vector3D> bagOfPoints) Create a plane that minimizes the sum of squared distances to a set of points
static Plane3D	bestPlane3D(Vector3D[] coordinates, double[] weights)
double	distance(Vector3D p) Distance between a point and a plane
Vector3D	getNormal()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Plane3D

public Plane3D()

Method Detail

distance

public double distance(Vector3D p)

Distance between a point and a plane

Returns:

the shortest distance between the point and the plane

getNormal

public Vector3D getNormal()

bestPlane3D

public static Plane3D bestPlane3D(java.util.Collection<Vector3D> bagOfPoints)
                           throws InsufficientPointsException

Create a plane that minimizes the sum of squared distances to a set of points

Parameters:

bagOfPoints -

Returns:

the best plane

Throws:

InsufficientPointsException

bestPlane3D

public static Plane3D bestPlane3D(Vector3D[] coordinates,
                                  double[] weights)
                           throws InsufficientPointsException

Throws:

InsufficientPointsException