closest_point_in_cloud

compas.geometry.closest_point_in_cloud(point, cloud)[source]

Calculates the closest point in a pointcloud.

Parameters:
point[float, float, float] | compas.geometry.Point

XYZ coordinates of the base point.

cloudsequence[[float, float, float] | compas.geometry.Point]

A sequence locations in three-dimensional space.

Returns:
float

The distance to the closest point.

[float, float, float]

XYZ coordinates of the closest point.

int

The index of the closest point in the original list.

Notes

Check kdTree class for an optimized implementation.

Examples

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