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RegionBoundingRectangle

Computes the smallest rectangle containing a region.

Name	Type	Description
inRegion	Region	Input array of points
inRectangleOrientation	Real *	Expected orientation of the resulting rectangle
inBoundingRectangleFeature	BoundingRectangleFeature	Determines what kind of bounding rectangle will be computed
outBoundingRectangle	Rectangle2D	The smallest bounding rectangle of the input region
outCenter	Point2D	Center of the bounding rectangle
outLongSide	Real	Length of the bounding rectangle long side
outShortSide	Real	Length of the bounding rectangle short side

Hints

If the input region is not guaranteed to be non-empty, precede this filter with SkipEmptyRegion.

Examples

Description of usage of this filter can be found in examples and tutorial: Badge Measurement, Button Presence, Waffles.

RegionBoundingRectangle performed on a sample region.

Remarks

Orientation of the resulting rectangle will be in range of 0..90 degrees. Consider using NormalizeRectangleOrientation if another orientation is more appropriate.

Errors

This filter can throw an exception to report error. Read how to deal with errors here: Error Handling

Error type	Description
DomainError	Empty region on input in RegionBoundingRectangle.

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