Plane

class compas.geometry.Plane

Bases: Geometry

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.

namestr, optional

The name of the plane.

Examples

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

Attributes:

abcdlist[float], read-only

The coefficients of the plane equation.

dfloat, read-only

The d parameter of the linear equation describing the plane.

normalcompas.geometry.Vector

The normal vector of the plane.

pointcompas.geometry.Plane

The base point of the plane.

Methods

closest_point	Compute the closest point on the plane to a given point.
contains_point	Verify if a given point lies in the plane.
distance_to_point	Compute the distance from a given point to the plane.
from_abcd	Construct a plane from the plane equation coefficients.
from_frame	Construct a plane from a frame.
from_point_and_two_vectors	Construct a plane from a base point and two vectors.
from_points	Construct a plane from a list of points.
from_three_points	Construct a plane from three points in three-dimensional space.
intersection_with_line	Compute the intersection of a plane and a line.
intersection_with_plane	Compute the intersection of two planes.
intersections_with_curve	Compute the intersection of a plane and a curve.
intersections_with_surface	Compute the intersection of a plane and a surface.
is_parallel	Verify if this plane is parallel to another plane.
is_perpendicular	Verify if this plane is perpendicular to another plane.
mirrored_point	Returns the mirror image of a given point.
offset	Returns a new offset plane by a given distance.
projected_point	Returns the projection of a given point onto the plane.
transform	Transform this plane.
worldXY	Construct the world XY plane.
worldYZ	Construct the world YZ plane.
worldZX	Construct the world ZX plane.

Inherited Methods

ToString	Converts the instance to a string.
compute_aabb	Compute the axis-aligned bounding box of the geometry.
compute_obb	Compute the oriented bounding box of the geometry.
copy	Make an independent copy of the data object.
from_json	Construct an object of this type from a JSON file.
from_jsonstring	Construct an object of this type from a JSON string.
rotate	Rotate the geometry.
rotated	Returns a rotated copy of this geometry.
scale	Scale the geometry.
scaled	Returns a scaled copy of this geometry.
sha256	Compute a hash of the data for comparison during version control using the sha256 algorithm.
to_json	Convert an object to its native data representation and save it to a JSON file.
to_jsonstring	Convert an object to its native data representation and save it to a JSON string.
transformed	Returns a transformed copy of this geometry.
translate	Translate the geometry.
translated	Returns a translated copy of this geometry.
validate_data	Validate the data against the object's data schema.