Line.ClosestPoint Method

LineClosestPoint Method

Finds the point on the (in)finite line segment that is closest to a test point.

Namespace:  Rhino.Geometry
Assembly:  RhinoCommon (in RhinoCommon.dll)
Since: 5.0
Syntax
Copy
public Point3d ClosestPoint(
	Point3d testPoint,
	bool limitToFiniteSegment
)
Public Function ClosestPoint ( 
	testPoint As Point3d,
	limitToFiniteSegment As Boolean
) As Point3d

Parameters

testPoint
Type: Rhino.GeometryPoint3d
Point to project onto the line.
limitToFiniteSegment
Type: SystemBoolean
If true, the projection is limited to the finite line segment.

Return Value

Type: Point3d
The point on the (in)finite line that is closest to testPoint.
See Also

M:Rhino.Geometry.Line.ClosestPoint(Rhino.Geometry.Point3d,System.Boolean)