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PointToLineDistance


Measures the distance between a point and a line.

Name Type Range Description
inPoint Point2D
inLine Line2D
inResolution Real 0.0 - Number of real-world units per one pixel
outDistance Real
outConnectingSegment Segment2D

Examples

Description of usage of this filter can be found in examples and tutorial: Pins.

PointToLineDistance performed on a sample point and a sample line. The green segment is the value of outConnectingSegment output.

Errors

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

Error type Description
DomainError Indefinite line on input in PointToLineDistance.

Complexity Level

This filter is available on Basic Complexity Level.