closest_point_on_plane

compas.geometry.closest_point_on_plane(point, plane)[source]

Compute closest point on a plane to a given point.

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

XYZ coordinates of point.

plane[point, vector]

The base point and normal defining the plane.

Returns:
[float, float, float]

XYZ coordinates of the closest point.

Notes

For more info, see [1].

References

[1]

Wikipedia. Distance from a point to a plane. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_from_a_point_to_a_plane

Examples

>>> plane = ([0.0, 0.0, 0.0], [0.0, 0.0, 1.0])
>>> point = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0]
>>> closest_point_on_plane(point, plane)
[1.0, 2.0, 0.0]