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Math::DistancePointToLine

Defined in:  C4Computation.h
Calculates the distance from a point to a line.
Prototype

float DistancePointToLine(const Point3D& q, const Point3D& s, const Vector3D& v);

Parameters
q The point Q.
s The origin S of the line.
v The direction V of the line.
Description
The DistancePointToLine function returns the perpendicular distance from the point Q given by the q parameter to the line S + t · V given by the s and v parameters.
See Also

Math::DistanceLineToLine

Math::SquaredDistancePointToLine

Math::SquaredDistanceLineToLine