Point3

class Communicator.Point3()

Constructors

constructor()

Creates a new point object.

Properties

`x`
`y`
`z`

Methods

Constructors

constructor

Communicator.Point3.constructor(x, y, z)

Creates a new point object.

Arguments

x (number()) –
y (number()) –
z (number()) –

Return type

Communicator.Point3

Properties

Communicator.Point3.x

Communicator.Point3.y

Communicator.Point3.z

Methods

add

Communicator.Point3.add(p1, p2)

Adds two points.

Arguments

p1 (Communicator.Point3()) – First point.
p2 (Communicator.Point3()) – Second point.

Return type

Communicator.Point3

Returns

Sum of p1 and p2.

assign

Communicator.Point3.assign(point)

Sets this point equal to another point.

Arguments

point (Communicator.Point3()) – The point to assign.

Return type

Communicator.Point3

Returns

This point object.

copy

Communicator.Point3.copy()

Creates a copy of this point.

Return type: Communicator.Point3
Returns: Copy of this point object.

equals

Communicator.Point3.equals(other)

Strictly compares this point with another.

Arguments

other (Communicator.Point3()) – Point to compare with.

Return type

boolean

Returns

True if the values of this point equal those of the other.

equalsWithTolerance

Communicator.Point3.equalsWithTolerance(other, tolerance)

Compares this point with another using a tolerance.

Arguments

other (Communicator.Point3()) – Point to compare with.
tolerance (number()) – Tolerance to be used in the comparison.

Return type

boolean

Returns

True if the values of this point equal those of the other.

forJson

Communicator.Point3.forJson()

Note

forJson is deprecated: Use toJson instead.

Return type: Object

fromArray

Communicator.Point3.fromArray(arr)

Sets this point from an array.

Arguments

arr ([number]()) – Array to assign from.

Return type

Communicator.Point3

Returns

This point object.

isAxis

Communicator.Point3.isAxis()

Returns a boolean value indicating if this vector lies on a major axis.

Return type: boolean

length

Communicator.Point3.length()

Returns the length of this vector.

Return type: number
Returns: Vector length.

negate

Communicator.Point3.negate()

Negates the point.

Return type: Communicator.Point3
Returns: This object.

normalize

Communicator.Point3.normalize()

Normalizes the vector.

Return type: Communicator.Point3
Returns: This object.

scale

Communicator.Point3.scale(p, k)

Scale a point by a constant factor

Arguments

p (Communicator.Point3()) –
k (number()) – Constant value to scale byS

Return type

Communicator.Point3

Returns

Copy of p scaled by a constant factor

set

Communicator.Point3.set(x, y, z)

Sets the values of this point.

Arguments

x (number()) – X value to set.
y (number()) – Y value to set.
z (number()) – Z value to set.

Return type

Communicator.Point3

Returns

This point object.

squaredLength

Communicator.Point3.squaredLength()

Returns the squared length of this vector.

Return type: number
Returns: Vector squared length.

subtract

Communicator.Point3.subtract(p1, p2)

Subtract two points.

Arguments

p1 (Communicator.Point3()) – First point.
p2 (Communicator.Point3()) – Second point.

Return type

Communicator.Point3

Returns

Difference of p1 and p2.

toArray

Communicator.Point3.toArray(arr)

Sets an array from this point.

Arguments

arr ([number]()) – Array to assign.

Return type

void

toJson

Communicator.Point3.toJson()

Creates an object ready for JSON serialization.

Return type: Object
Returns: The prepared object.

construct

Communicator.Point3.construct(obj)

Note

construct is deprecated: Use fromJson instead.

Arguments

obj (any()) –

Return type

Communicator.Point3

createFromArray

Communicator.Point3.createFromArray(arr)

Creates a point from an array of numbers

Arguments

arr ([number]()) –

Return type

Communicator.Point3

Returns

new point set from array elements

cross

Communicator.Point3.cross(p1, p2)

Calculate cross product.

Arguments

p1 (Communicator.Point3()) – First point.
p2 (Communicator.Point3()) – Second point.

Return type

Communicator.Point3

Returns

Cross product of p1 and p2.

distance

Communicator.Point3.distance(p1, p2)

Calculate distance between two points

Arguments

p1 (Communicator.Point3()) – First point
p2 (Communicator.Point3()) – Second point

Return type

number

Returns

Distance between p1 and p2

dot

Communicator.Point3.dot(p1, p2)

Calculate dot product.

Arguments

p1 (Communicator.Point3()) – First point.
p2 (Communicator.Point3()) – Second point.

Return type

number

Returns

Dot product of p1 and p2.

fromJson

Communicator.Point3.fromJson(objData)

Creates a new [[Point3]] from an object given by toJson

Arguments

objData (any()) – An object given by toJson

Return type

Communicator.Point3

Returns

The prepared object.

zero

Communicator.Point3.zero()

Creates a new Point initialized to (0,0,0).

Return type: Communicator.Point3
Returns: New point with all elements set to 0.

`add()`
`assign()`
`copy()`
`equals()`
`equalsWithTolerance()`
`forJson()`
`fromArray()`
`isAxis()`
`length()`
`negate()`
`normalize()`
`scale()`
`set()`
`squaredLength()`
`subtract()`
`toArray()`
`toJson()`
`construct()`
`createFromArray()`
`cross()`
`distance()`
`dot()`
`fromJson()`
`zero()`