Class ConvexHull

A utility class for calculating Convex Hulls from inputs

Inheritance

System.Object

ConvexHull

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ToString()

Namespace: Elements.Geometry

Assembly: Hypar.Elements.dll

Syntax

public static class ConvexHull

Methods

FromPoints(IEnumerable<Vector3>)

Calculate a polygon from the 2d convex hull of a collection of points. Adapted from https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Convex_hull#C.23

Declaration

public static Polygon FromPoints(IEnumerable<Vector3> points)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Vector3>	points	A collection of points

Returns

Type	Description
Polygon	A polygon representing the convex hull of the provided points.

FromPointsInPlane(IEnumerable<Vector3>, Vector3)

Compute the 2D convex hull of a set of 3D points in a plane.

Declaration

public static Polygon FromPointsInPlane(IEnumerable<Vector3> points, Vector3 planeNormal)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Vector3>	points	A collection of points
Vector3	planeNormal	The normal direction of the plane in which to compute the hull.

Returns

Type	Description
Polygon	A polygon representing the convex hull, projected along the normal vector to the average depth of the provided points.

FromPolyline(Polyline)

Calculate a polygon from the 2d convex hull of a polyline or polygon's vertices.

Declaration

public static Polygon FromPolyline(Polyline p)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Polyline	p	A polygon

Returns

Type	Description
Polygon	A polygon representing the convex hull of the provided shape.

FromPolylines(IEnumerable<Polyline>)

Calculate a polygon from the 2d convex hull of the vertices of a collection of polylines or polygons.

Declaration

public static Polygon FromPolylines(IEnumerable<Polyline> polylines)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Polyline>	polylines	A collection of polygons

Returns

Type	Description
Polygon	A polygon representing the convex hull of the provided shapes.

FromProfile(Profile)

Calculate a polygon from the 2d convex hull of a profile.

Declaration

public static Polygon FromProfile(Profile p)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Profile	p	A profile

Returns

Type	Description
Polygon	A polygon representing the convex hull of the provided shape.