Shortest distance between a point and a line segment
EDIT: My line segment is defined by two endpoints. So my line segment AB is defined by the two points A (x1,y1) and B (x2,y2). I'm trying to find the distance between this line segment and a …
Shortest distance between two line segments - Stack Overflow
May 13, 2010 · I need a function to find the shortest distance between two line segments. A line segment is defined by two endpoints. So for example one of my line segments (AB) would be …
How do I calculate the normal vector of a line segment?
Apr 26, 2014 · Suppose I have a line segment going from (x1,y1) to (x2,y2). How do I calculate the normal vector perpendicular to the line? I can find lots of stuff about doing this for planes in …
Calculate Projected Point location (x,y) on given line start (x,y) end ...
Apr 21, 2020 · I am not sure if I understand the question. Using first equation for t in my post results in projection on extended line/segment line which is essentially perpendicular to it.
How do you detect where two line segments intersect? [closed]
Feb 19, 2009 · Suppose the two line segments run from p to p + r and from q to q + s. Then any point on the first line is representable as p + tr (for a scalar parameter t) and any point on the …
Plotting numerous disconnected line segments with different colors
In general, any two line segments are disconnected (meaning that their end-points do not necessarily coincide). How to plot this data using matplotlib with a single plot call (or as few as …
Circle line-segment collision detection algorithm? - Stack Overflow
Jul 2, 2009 · In this post circle line collision will be checked by checking distance between circle center and point on line segment (Ipoint) that represent intersection point between normal N …
Line Segments in Matplotlib - Stack Overflow
Feb 24, 2012 · 6 Given coordinates of [1,5,7,3,5,10,3,6,8] for matplotlib.pyplot, how do I highlight or colour different segments of the line. For instance, the coordinates 1-3 ([1,5,7,3]) in the list …
Testing whether a line segment intersects a sphere
Nov 7, 2011 · I am trying to determine whether a line segment (i.e. between two points) intersects a sphere. I am not interested in the position of the intersection, just whether or not the …
Perpendicular on a line from a given point - Stack Overflow
Jul 21, 2016 · How can I draw a perpendicular on a line segment from a given point? My line segment is defined as (x1, y1), (x2, y2), If I draw a perpendicular from a point (x3,y3) and it …