# Line

class compas.geometry.Line(p1, p2, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: Primitive

A line is defined by two points.

Parameters
Attributes

Examples

>>> line = Line([0, 0, 0], [1, 1, 1])
>>> line
Line(Point(0.000, 0.000, 0.000), Point(1.000, 1.000, 1.000))
>>> line.start
Point(0.000, 0.000, 0.000)
>>> line.midpoint
Point(0.500, 0.500, 0.500)
>>> line.length == math.sqrt(1 + 1 + 1)
True
>>> line.direction
Vector(0.577, 0.577, 0.577)


Methods

 from_data Construct a frame from a data dict. point A point between start and end at a specific normalized parameter. transform Transform this line. transform_collection Transform a collection of Line objects. transformed_collection Create a collection of transformed Line objects.

Inherited Methods

 ToString Converts the instance to a string. 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. sha256 Compute a hash of the data for comparison during version control using the sha256 algorithm. 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.