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LOC_PERPENDICULAR

Returns a location normal to a plane, one unit away from the first point in the plane. LOC_PERPENDICULAR can also be used to orient a marker by directing an axis toward a point one unit away from the first point in the plane.

Format

LOC_PERPENDICULAR (Plane Point Locations)

Arguments

 

Plane Point Locations

3x3 matrix providing three non-colinear points describing a plane.

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The following example illustrates the use of the LOC_PERPENDICULAR function:

 

Function	LOC_PERPENDICULAR({{10,12,0},{14,12,0},{12,10,0}})
Result	10, 12, 1

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