distance_point_point_sqrd

compas.geometry.distance_point_point_sqrd(a, b)[source]

Compute the squared distance bewteen points a and b.

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

XYZ coordinates of point a.

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

XYZ coordinates of point b.

Returns:
float

Squared distance bewteen a and b.

See also

distance_point_point_sqrd_xy

Examples

>>> distance_point_point_sqrd([0.0, 0.0, 0.0], [2.0, 0.0, 0.0])
4.0