hm_findtangentpointoncircle
From a point, find the corresponding two tangent points on a circle.
Syntax
hm_findtangentpointoncircle px py pz cx cy cz cnx cny cnz r0
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Query
Description
From a point, find the corresponding two tangent points on a circle.
Inputs
- px, py, pz
- Defines a point.
- cx, cy, cz
- Defines a circle center.
- cnx, cny, cnz
- Defines a circle normal.
- r0
- Defines circle radius.
Example
Returns two tangent points on the circle.
hm_findtangentpointoncircle 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
0.5, 0.732 0.0 and 0.5 -0.732 0.0Errors
None.