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NearestPointOnLine - 28

The tool finds the point on a line that is nearest to a given point. You also get the distance from the point to the line.


Setup

Reference - Reference system selection

Point 

  • Tool - Name of tool
  • Result - Name of point

Line

  • Tool - Name of tool
  • Result - Name of line


Results 

Nearest point.x

 

Nearest point.y

 

Distance

The distance between the given and the found points

Distance to line start point

The distance between the found point and the line start point


Visualisation 

Point

The nearest point on the line

 

 

Scorpion Vision Software Version: 9.2.0.515 - Date: 20120502
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