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: 25.1.421.0 (25.1.421.0)

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public Cartesian[] Tangents(
	Cartesian position,
	UnitCartesian axis,
	double halfAngle
)

Public Function Tangents ( 
	position As Cartesian,
	axis As UnitCartesian,
	halfAngle As Double
) As Cartesian()

public:
array<Cartesian>^ Tangents(
	Cartesian position, 
	UnitCartesian axis, 
	double halfAngle
)

member Tangents : 
        position : Cartesian * 
        axis : UnitCartesian * 
        halfAngle : float -> Cartesian[]

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.

Reference

Ellipsoid Class

Tangents Overload

AGI.Foundation.Geometry.Shapes Namespace

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Reference

EllipsoidTangents Method (Cartesian, UnitCartesian, Double)