Vector2D

class ansys.geometry.core.math.vector.Vector2D(shape, dtype=float, buffer=None, offset=0, strides=None, order=None)

Bases: numpy.ndarray

Provides for creating and managing a 2D vector.

Parameters:

inputndarray | RealSequence

2D numpy.ndarray class with shape(X,).

Overview

Constructors

from_points

Create a 2D vector from two distinct 2D points.

Methods

cross	Return the cross product of Vector2D objects.
is_perpendicular_to	Check if this 2D vector and another 2D vector are perpendicular.
is_parallel_to	Check if this vector and another vector are parallel.
is_opposite	Check if this vector and another vector are opposite.
normalize	Return a normalized version of the 2D vector.
get_angle_between	Get the angle between this 2D vector and another 2D vector.

Properties

x	X coordinate of the 2D vector.
y	Y coordinate of the 2D vector.
norm	Norm of the 2D vector.
magnitude	Norm of the 2D vector.
is_zero	Check if values for all components of the 2D vector are zero.

Special methods

__eq__	Equals operator for the Vector2D class.
__ne__	Not equals operator for the Vector2D class.
__mul__	Overload * operator with dot product.
__add__	Addition operation overload for 2D vectors.
__sub__	Subtraction operation overload for 2D vectors.
__mod__	Overload % operator with cross product.

Import detail

from ansys.geometry.core.math.vector import Vector2D

Property detail

property Vector2D.x: ansys.geometry.core.typing.Real

X coordinate of the 2D vector.

property Vector2D.y: ansys.geometry.core.typing.Real

Y coordinate of the 2D vector.

property Vector2D.norm: float

Norm of the 2D vector.

property Vector2D.magnitude: float

Norm of the 2D vector.

property Vector2D.is_zero: bool

Check if values for all components of the 2D vector are zero.

Method detail

Vector2D.cross(v: Vector2D) → ansys.geometry.core.typing.Real

Return the cross product of Vector2D objects.

Vector2D.is_perpendicular_to(other_vector: Vector2D) → bool

Check if this 2D vector and another 2D vector are perpendicular.

Vector2D.is_parallel_to(other_vector: Vector2D) → bool

Check if this vector and another vector are parallel.

Vector2D.is_opposite(other_vector: Vector2D) → bool

Check if this vector and another vector are opposite.

Vector2D.normalize() → Vector2D

Return a normalized version of the 2D vector.

Vector2D.get_angle_between(v: Vector2D) → pint.Quantity

Get the angle between this 2D vector and another 2D vector.

Parameters:

vVector2D

Other 2D vector to compute the angle with.

Returns:

Quantity

Angle between these two 2D vectors.

Vector2D.__eq__(other: Vector2D) → bool

Equals operator for the Vector2D class.

Vector2D.__ne__(other: Vector2D) → bool

Not equals operator for the Vector2D class.

Vector2D.__mul__(other: Vector2D | ansys.geometry.core.typing.Real) → Vector2D | ansys.geometry.core.typing.Real

Overload * operator with dot product.

Notes

This method also admits scalar multiplication.

Vector2D.__add__(other: Vector2D | ansys.geometry.core.math.point.Point2D) → Vector2D | ansys.geometry.core.math.point.Point2D

Addition operation overload for 2D vectors.

Vector2D.__sub__(other: Vector2D) → Vector2D

Subtraction operation overload for 2D vectors.

Vector2D.__mod__(other: Vector2D) → ansys.geometry.core.typing.Real

Overload % operator with cross product.

classmethod Vector2D.from_points(point_a: numpy.ndarray | ansys.geometry.core.typing.RealSequence | ansys.geometry.core.math.point.Point2D, point_b: numpy.ndarray | ansys.geometry.core.typing.RealSequence | ansys.geometry.core.math.point.Point2D)

Create a 2D vector from two distinct 2D points.

Parameters:

point_andarray | RealSequence | Point2D

Point2D class representing the first point.

point_bndarray | RealSequence | Point2D

Point2D class representing the second point.

Returns:

Vector2D

2D vector from point_a to point_b.

Notes

The resulting 2D vector is always expressed in Point2D base units.