shortest_segment.h File Reference

predicates implemented using CGAL Copyright 2007-2013 IMP Inventors. All rights reserved. More...

#include <IMP/algebra/algebra_config.h>
#include "Segment3D.h"
#include <IMP/base/types.h>

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namespace	IMP
	All IMP::kernel code is brought into the IMP namespace.
namespace	IMP::algebra
	See IMP.algebra Overview for more information.

Shortest segments
These methods return the shortest segment connecting two geometric objects. Such segments can be used to give the direction of the derivative of the distance between the two objects. The 0 point on the segment is in the first passed object and the 1 point is in the second.
Segment3D	IMP::algebra::get_shortest_segment (const Segment3D &s, const Vector3D &p)
Segment3D	IMP::algebra::get_shortest_segment (const Segment3D &sa, const Segment3D &sb)