how to calcualte t.
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a ray intersect a plane how to know if the ray reach the plane?
if I know p0 and p1 of ray .
get the equation:
p0+ td=p1 d is direction ,but is not necessary unit vector
p1-p0=td; then how to get t? I know cannot do this: t=(p1-p0)/d
I must calculate length of the p1-p0 and d first?
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Subject 5.05: How do I find the intersection of a line and a plane?
If the plane is defined as:
a*x + b*y + c*z + d = 0
and the line is defined as:
x = x1 + (x2 - x1)*t = x1 + i*t
y = y1 + (y2 - y1)*t = y1 + j*t
z = z1 + (z2 - z1)*t = z1 + k*t
Then just substitute these into the plane equation. You end up
with:
t = - (a*x1 + b*y1 + c*z1 + d)/(a*i + b*j + c*k)
When the denominator is zero, the line is contained in the plane
if the numerator is also zero (the point at t=0 satisfies the
plane equation), otherwise the line is parallel to the plane.
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I just need to know if the ray reach the plane.no the intersect point.
simple question :
give p1=p0+td; p1 p0 and t is known, how to get d?
Quote:Original post by derek7
I just need to know if the ray reach the plane.no the intersect point.
simple question :
give p1=p0+td; p1 p0 and t is known, how to get d?
Just rearrange the equation: d = (p1-p0)/t.
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sorry the question is
given p1=p0+td; p1 p0 and d is konwn, how to get t?
must calculate the ||p1-p0|| and ||d|| ?
given p1=p0+td; p1 p0 and d is konwn, how to get t?
must calculate the ||p1-p0|| and ||d|| ?
Quote:sorry the question isI think I understand what you're asking. If so, the answer is:
given p1=p0+td; p1 p0 and d is konwn, how to get t?
must calculate the ||p1-p0|| and ||d|| ?
t = dot(p1-p0, d)/dot(d, d)
If p1 is known to be on the ray, then dot(p1-p0, d) = |p1-p0|*|d|. The denominator dot(d, d) is |d|2. Divide through and you get |p1-p0|/|d|. So you are correct that it involves the lengths of those two vectors, but fortunately no square roots are required.
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