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Ellipsoid.GrazingAltitude Method (Cartesian, UnitCartesian)

Provides the nearest distance between the ellipsoid and the line segment from the provided position and along the indicated direction. The line segment is considered to be infinite in length but starting at the provided position. This means that possibly smaller grazing altitudes along the opposite direction are not reported.

Namespace:  AGI.Foundation.Geometry.Shapes
Assembly:  AGI.Foundation.Core (in AGI.Foundation.Core.dll) Version: 25.1.421.0 (25.1.421.0)
Syntax
public double GrazingAltitude(
	Cartesian position,
	UnitCartesian direction
)

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type: Double
The nearest distance.
Remarks
If the line segment passes through the ellipsoid then the altitude will be a negative value representing the maximum depth required to reach the surface.
See Also