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EllipsoidTangents Method (Cartesian, UnitCartesian, Double)

From the indicated position, provides the points of tangency on an ellipsoid which also lie on an axisymmetric cone defined by the indicated axis and half angle.

Namespace:  AGI.Foundation.Geometry.Shapes
Assembly:  AGI.Foundation.Core (in AGI.Foundation.Core.dll) Version: 24.1.418.0 (24.1.418.0)
Syntax
public Cartesian[] Tangents(
	Cartesian position,
	UnitCartesian axis,
	double halfAngle
)

Parameters

position
Type: AGI.Foundation.CoordinatesCartesian
The reference point.
axis
Type: AGI.Foundation.CoordinatesUnitCartesian
The axis of the cone.
halfAngle
Type: SystemDouble
The half angle of the cone.

Return Value

Type: Cartesian
The points of tangency on the ellipsoid.
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