area_polygon

compas.geometry.area_polygon(polygon)

Compute the area of a polygon.

Parameters

polygon (sequence[point] | compas.geometry.Polygon) – The XYZ coordinates of the vertices/corners of the polygon. The vertices are assumed to be in order. The polygon is assumed to be closed: the first and last vertex in the sequence should not be the same.

Returns

float – The area of the polygon.

Examples

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