math::geometry(n)						 Tcl Math Library						 math::geometry(n)

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NAME

       math::geometry - Geometrical computations

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tcl  ?8.3?

       package require math::geometry  ?1.0.3?

       ::math::geometry::angle line

       ::math::geometry::calculateDistanceToLine P line

       ::math::geometry::calculateDistanceToLineSegment P linesegment

       ::math::geometry::calculateDistanceToPolyline P polyline

       ::math::geometry::findClosestPointOnLine P line

       ::math::geometry::findClosestPointOnLineSegment P linesegment

       ::math::geometry::findClosestPointOnPolyline P polyline

       ::math::geometry::lengthOfPolyline polyline

       ::math::geometry::movePointInDirection P direction dist

       ::math::geometry::lineSegmentsIntersect linesegment1 linesegment2

       ::math::geometry::findLineSegmentIntersection linesegment1 linesegment2

       ::math::geometry::findLineIntersection line1 line2

       ::math::geometry::polylinesIntersect polyline1 polyline2

       ::math::geometry::polylinesBoundingIntersect polyline1 polyline2 granularity

       ::math::geometry::intervalsOverlap y1 y2 y3 y4 strict

       ::math::geometry::rectanglesOverlap P1 P2 Q1 Q2 strict

       ::math::geometry::bbox polyline

       ::math::geometry::pointInsidePolygon P polyline

       ::math::geometry::rectangleInsidePolygon P1 P2 polyline

       ::math::geometry::areaPolygon polygon

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DESCRIPTION

       The  math::geometry package is a collection of functions for computations and manipulations on two-dimensional geometrical objects, such as
       points, lines and polygons.

       The geometrical objects are implemented as plain lists of coordinates.  For instance a line is defined by a list of four  numbers,  the	x-
       and y-coordinate of a first point and the x- and y-coordinates of a second point on the line.

       The  various  types  of object are recognised by the number of coordinate pairs and the context in which they are used: a list of four ele-
       ments can be regarded as an infinite line, a finite line segment but also as a polyline of one segment and a point set of two points.

       Currently the following types of objects are distinguished:

       o      point - a list of two coordinates representing the x- and y-coordinates respectively.

       o      line - a list of four coordinates, interpreted as the x- and y-coordinates of two distinct points on the line.

       o      line segment - a list of four coordinates, interpreted as the x- and y-coordinates of the first and the last points on the line seg-
	      ment.

       o      polyline - a list of an even number of coordinates, interpreted as the x- and y-coordinates of an ordered set of points.

       o      polygon - like a polyline, but the implicit assumption is that the polyline is closed (if the first and last points do not coincide,
	      the missing segment is automatically added).

       o      point set - again a list of an even number of coordinates, but the points are regarded without any ordering.

PROCEDURES

       The package defines the following public procedures:

       ::math::geometry::angle line
	      Calculate the angle from the positive x-axis to a given line (in two dimensions only).

	      list line
		     Coordinates of the line

       ::math::geometry::calculateDistanceToLine P line
	      Calculate the distance of point P to the (infinite) line and return the result

	      list P List of two numbers, the coordinates of the point

	      list line
		     List of four numbers, the coordinates of two points on the line

       ::math::geometry::calculateDistanceToLineSegment P linesegment
	      Calculate the distance of point P to the (finite) line segment and return the result.

	      list P List of two numbers, the coordinates of the point

	      list linesegment
		     List of four numbers, the coordinates of the first and last points of the line segment

       ::math::geometry::calculateDistanceToPolyline P polyline
	      Calculate the distance of point P to the polyline and return the result.

	      list P List of two numbers, the coordinates of the point

	      list polyline
		     List of numbers, the coordinates of the vertices of the polyline

       ::math::geometry::findClosestPointOnLine P line
	      Return the point on a line which is closest to a given point.

	      list P List of two numbers, the coordinates of the point

	      list line
		     List of four numbers, the coordinates of two points on the line

       ::math::geometry::findClosestPointOnLineSegment P linesegment
	      Return the point on a line segment which is closest to a given point.

	      list P List of two numbers, the coordinates of the point

	      list linesegment
		     List of four numbers, the first and last points on the line segment

       ::math::geometry::findClosestPointOnPolyline P polyline
	      Return the point on a polyline which is closest to a given point.

	      list P List of two numbers, the coordinates of the point

	      list polyline
		     List of numbers, the vertices of the polyline

       ::math::geometry::lengthOfPolyline polyline
	      Return the length of the polyline (note: it not regarded as a polygon)

	      list polyline
		     List of numbers, the vertices of the polyline

       ::math::geometry::movePointInDirection P direction dist
	      Move a point over a given distance in a given direction and return the new coordinates (in two dimensions only).

	      list P Coordinates of the point to be moved

	      double direction
		     Direction (in degrees; 0 is to the right, 90 upwards)

	      list dist
		     Distance over which to move the point

       ::math::geometry::lineSegmentsIntersect linesegment1 linesegment2
	      Check if two line segments intersect or coincide. Returns 1 if that is the case, 0 otherwise (in two dimensions only).

	      list linesegment1
		     First line segment

	      list linesegment2
		     Second line segment

       ::math::geometry::findLineSegmentIntersection linesegment1 linesegment2
	      Find the intersection point of two line segments. Return the coordinates or the keywords "coincident" or "none" if the line segments
	      coincide or have no points in common (in two dimensions only).

	      list linesegment1
		     First line segment

	      list linesegment2
		     Second line segment

       ::math::geometry::findLineIntersection line1 line2
	      Find  the  intersection  point  of  two (infinite) lines. Return the coordinates or the keywords "coincident" or "none" if the lines
	      coincide or have no points in common (in two dimensions only).

	      list line1
		     First line

	      list line2
		     Second line

       ::math::geometry::polylinesIntersect polyline1 polyline2
	      Check if two polylines intersect or not (in two dimensions only).

	      list polyline1
		     First polyline

	      list polyline2
		     Second polyline

       ::math::geometry::polylinesBoundingIntersect polyline1 polyline2 granularity
	      Check whether two polylines intersect, but reduce the correctness of the result to the given granularity.  Use this for faster,  but
	      weaker, intersection checking.

	      How it works:

	      Each  polyline is split into a number of smaller polylines, consisting of granularity points each. If a pair of those smaller lines'
	      bounding boxes intersect, then this procedure returns 1, otherwise it returns 0.

	      list polyline1
		     First polyline

	      list polyline2
		     Second polyline

	      int granularity
		     Number of points in each part (<=1 means check every edge)

       ::math::geometry::intervalsOverlap y1 y2 y3 y4 strict
	      Check if two intervals overlap.

	      double y1,y2
		     Begin and end of first interval

	      double y3,y4
		     Begin and end of second interval

	      logical strict
		     Check for strict or non-strict overlap

       ::math::geometry::rectanglesOverlap P1 P2 Q1 Q2 strict
	      Check if two rectangles overlap.

	      list P1
		     upper-left corner of the first rectangle

	      list P2
		     lower-right corner of the first rectangle

	      list Q1
		     upper-left corner of the second rectangle

	      list Q2
		     lower-right corner of the second rectangle

	      list strict
		     choosing strict or non-strict interpretation

       ::math::geometry::bbox polyline
	      Calculate the bounding box of a polyline. Returns a list of four coordinates: the upper-left and the lower-right corner of the box.

	      list polyline
		     The polyline to be examined

       ::math::geometry::pointInsidePolygon P polyline
	      Determine if a point is completely inside a polygon. If the point touches the polygon, then the point is not completely  inside  the
	      polygon.

	      list P Coordinates of the point

	      list polyline
		     The polyline to be examined

       ::math::geometry::rectangleInsidePolygon P1 P2 polyline
	      Determine if a rectangle is completely inside a polygon. If polygon touches the rectangle, then the rectangle is not complete inside
	      the polygon.

	      list P1
		     Upper-left corner of the rectangle

	      list P2
		     Lower-right corner of the rectangle

	      list polygon
		     The polygon in question

       ::math::geometry::areaPolygon polygon
	      Calculate the area of a polygon.

	      list polygon
		     The polygon in question

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
       This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems.  Please report such in the category math	::
       geometry of the Tcllib SF Trackers [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883].  Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may
       have for either package and/or documentation.

KEYWORDS

       angle, distance, line, math, plane geometry, point

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2004 by Ideogramic ApS and other parties

math								       1.0.3							 math::geometry(n)