OpenMaya.MPlane Class Reference

Class Description

This class describes a mathematical plane.

Inheritance diagram for OpenMaya.MPlane:

Public Member Functions
	__init__ ()
	distance ()
	distanceToPoint ()
	normal ()
	setPlane ()

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

OpenMaya.MPlane.__init__

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x.__init__(...) initializes x; see help(type(x)) for signature

Member Function Documentation

OpenMaya.MPlane.distance

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distance() -> float

Returns the distance of the plane along the normal.

OpenMaya.MPlane.distanceToPoint

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distanceToPoint(point, signed=False) -> float

Returns the distance from the plane to the specified point.

* point (MVector) - The point from which to calculate the distance
* signed (bool) - Whether to return a signed or unsigned distance

OpenMaya.MPlane.normal

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normal() -> MVector

Returns the normal of the plane.

OpenMaya.MPlane.setPlane

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setPlane(a, b, c, d) -> self
setPlane(n, d) -> self

Set the equation of the plane.

From values : ax + by + cz + d = 0
* a (float) - The plane equation's x coefficent
* b (float) - The plane equation's y coefficent
* c (float) - The plane equation's z coefficent
* d (float) - The plane equation's constant distance term

From a normal and offset
* n (MVector) - The plane's normal
* d (float) - The offset of the plane along the normal