Distance (Sphere)
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The Distance (Sphere) Operator takes a sphere and a position and calculates:
- The closest point on the sphere to the position.
- The distance between the closest point and the position.
Operator properties
| Input | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sphere | Sphere | The Sphere this Operator evaluates. The point this Operator returns (closestPosition) is the closest point on this Sphere to Position. |
| Position | Position | The Position this Operator evaluates. The point this Operator returns (closestPosition) is the closest point to Sphere from this position. |
| Output | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| closestPosition | Position | The position of the closest point on Sphere to Position. |
| distance | float | The distance from Position to closestPosition. If Position is outside Sphere, this value is positive. If Position is inside Sphere, this value is negative. |