Ellipsoid.GrazingAngleLocations Method

Provides the two points on the limb of the ellipsoid with the smallest and largest apparent angular separation with respect to the indicated direction, as viewed from the provided point. The point must be exterior to the ellipsoid.

Namespace: AGI.Foundation.Geometry.Shapes
Assembly: AGI.Foundation.Core (in AGI.Foundation.Core.dll) Version: 25.1.421.0 (25.1.421.0)

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public Cartesian[] GrazingAngleLocations(
	Cartesian point,
	UnitCartesian direction
)

Public Function GrazingAngleLocations ( 
	point As Cartesian,
	direction As UnitCartesian
) As Cartesian()

public:
array<Cartesian>^ GrazingAngleLocations(
	Cartesian point, 
	UnitCartesian direction
)

member GrazingAngleLocations : 
        point : Cartesian * 
        direction : UnitCartesian -> Cartesian[]

Parameters

point: Type: AGI.Foundation.Coordinates.Cartesian
The position exterior to the ellipsoid.
direction: Type: AGI.Foundation.Coordinates.UnitCartesian
The reference direction.

Return Value

Type:Cartesian[]
The locations of the two points on the ellipsoid with the smallest and largest apparent angular separation, respectively.

Reference

Ellipsoid Class

AGI.Foundation.Geometry.Shapes Namespace

Ellipsoid.GrazingAngles(Cartesian, UnitCartesian)

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Return Value

Reference

Ellipsoid.GrazingAngleLocations Method