ComposePlane¶

MLModule¶

genre	`Plane`
author	`MeVis Medical Solutions AG`
package	`MeVisLab/Standard`
dll	`MLCoordUtils1`
definition	MLCoordUtils1.def
see also	`ComposeVector3`, `DecomposeVector3`, `ComposeVector4`, `DecomposeVector4`, `ComposeMatrix`, `DecomposeMatrix`, `ComposeRotation`, `VecBoxConvert`
keywords	`normal`, `point`

Purpose¶

The module ComposePlane composes a plane (x, y, z, d) from a point and a normal.

Details¶

The plane is given in the normal form (x, y, z, d) and is guaranteed to contain Point and being orthogonal to Normal.

The elements a of the plane are then defined by the following equation:

a * n = d

with a being a vector (x, y, z), n being the first three elements of the plane quadruple (x, y, z, d), d being its fourth element, and * being the scalar product of two vectors.

Windows¶

Default Panel¶

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Parameter Fields¶

Visible Fields¶

Point¶

name: point, type: Vector3, default: 0 0 0¶: Sets any point on the target plane.

Normal¶

name: normal, type: Vector3, default: 0 0 0¶: Sets a vector that is orthogonal to the target plane. The vector does not have to be normalized.

Plane¶

name: plane, type: Plane, persistent: no¶: Shows the resulting plane’s parameters.