Plane

class compas.geometry.Plane(point, normal, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: Primitive

A plane is defined by a base point and a normal vector.

Parameters

• point ([float, float, float] | compas.geometry.Point) – The base point of the plane.

• normal ([float, float, float] | compas.geometry.Vector) – The normal vector of the plane.

Attributes

• point (compas.geometry.Plane) – The base point of the plane.

• normal (compas.geometry.Vector) – The normal vector of the plane.

• d (float, read-only) – The d parameter of the linear equation describing the plane.

• abcd (list[float], read-only) – The coefficients of the plane equation.

Examples

>>> plane = Plane([0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1])
>>> plane.point
Point(0.000, 0.000, 0.000)
>>> plane.normal
Vector(0.000, 0.000, 1.000)

Methods

from_abcd	Construct a plane from the plane equation coefficients.
from_data	Construct a plane from its data representation.
from_frame	Construct a plane from a frame.
from_point_and_two_vectors	Construct a plane from a base point and two vectors.
from_three_points	Construct a plane from three points in three-dimensional space.
offset	Returns a new offset plane by a given distance.
transform	Transform this plane.
worldXY	Construct the world XY plane.

Inherited Methods

copy	Make an independent copy of the data object.
from_json	Construct an object from serialized data contained in a JSON file.
from_jsonstring	Construct an object from serialized data contained in a JSON string.
to_data	Convert an object to its native data representation.
to_json	Serialize the data representation of an object to a JSON file.
to_jsonstring	Serialize the data representation of an object to a JSON string.
transformed	Returns a transformed copy of this geometry.
validate_data	Validate the object's data against its data schema.
validate_json	Validate the object's data against its json schema.