Distance (Line)

Menu Path : Operator > Math > Geometry > Distance (Line)

The Distance (Line) Operator takes a line and a position and calculates:

• The closest point on the line to the position.
• The distance between the closest point and the position.

Operator properties

Input	Type	Description
Line	Line	The Line this Operator evaluates. The point this Operator returns (closestPosition) is the closest point on this line to Position.
Position	Position	The Position this Operator evaluates. The point this Operator returns (closestPosition) is the closest point to Line from this position.

Output	Type	Description
closestPosition	Position	The position of the closest point on Line to Position.
distance	float	The distance from Position to closestPosition.