hm_findclosestpointonline
For a given point on a line, returns the closest other point on that same line.
Syntax
hm_findclosestpointonline x y z line_id ?return_type?
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Query Command
Description
For a given point on a line, returns the closest other point on that same line:
xc yc zc dist
where xc, yc and zc are the coordinates of the point on the line closest to input point, and dist is the distance between the original and projected points.
Inputs
- x y z
- The coordinates of the known point.
- line_id
- ID of the line.
- return_type
- 0 - Returns xc, yc, xc and dist as described above. This is the default if not specified.
Example
To find the point closest to a point with coordinates (2676, -737, 605) and located on line 7:
hm_findclosestpointonline 2676 -737 605 7
2.6777E+003 -7.3989E+002 6.0481E+002 3.3889E+000
Errors
if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
# Handle error
}