UnitVector3D

class ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.UnitVector3D(shape, dtype=float, buffer=None, offset=0, strides=None, order=None)

Bases: Vector3D

Provides for creating and managing a 3D unit vector.

Parameters:

inputndarray, Vector3D

• 1D numpy.ndarray class with shape(X,)

• Vector3D

Overview

Constructors

from_points

Create a 3D unit vector from two distinct 3D points.

Import detail

from ansys.geometry.core.math.vector import UnitVector3D

Method detail

classmethod UnitVector3D.from_points(point_a: beartype.typing.Union[numpy.ndarray, ansys.geometry.core.typing.RealSequence, ansys.geometry.core.math.point.Point3D], point_b: beartype.typing.Union[numpy.ndarray, ansys.geometry.core.typing.RealSequence, ansys.geometry.core.math.point.Point3D])

Create a 3D unit vector from two distinct 3D points.

Parameters:

point_aPoint3D

Point3D class representing the first point.

point_bPoint3D

Point3D class representing the second point.

Returns:

UnitVector3D

3D unit vector from point_a to point_b.