All Known Subinterfaces:

MSegment3d
```
public interface Segment3d
```
Read-only interface for handling segments in 3-dimensional space.

Since:

9.10.2

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`MVector3d`	`closestPointTo(Vector3d point)`	Returns the point on this Segment that is closest to the given point.
`boolean`	`contains(Vector3d point)`	Returns true if the given point lies on this Segment, otherwise returns false.
`static Segment3d`	`create(Vector3d startPoint, Vector3d endPoint)`	Creates an instance.
`double`	`distance(Vector3d point)`	Returns the minimum distance between this Segment and the given point.
`double`	`distance(Segment3d other)`	Returns the minimum distance between this Segment and the given Segment.
`double`	`distanceSquared(Vector3d point)`	Returns the square of the minimum distance between this Segment and the given point.
`double`	`distanceSquared(Segment3d other)`	Returns the square of the minimum distance between this Segment and the given Segment.
`default boolean`	`equalsWithTolerance(Segment3d other, double tolerance)`	Returns true if the ends of this Segment match the ends of Segment other within tolerance.
`Vector3d`	`getEndPoint()`	Returns the ending point of this Segment.
`default double`	`getLength()`	Returns the length of this Segment.
`default double`	`getLengthSquared()`	Returns the square of the length of this Segment.
`Vector3d`	`getStartPoint()`	Returns the starting point of this Segment.
`Optional<MVector3d>`	`intersect(Plane plane)`	Returns the point of intersection between this Segment and the given plane.
`Optional<MVector3d>`	`intersect(Segment3d other)`	Returns the intersection point of this and other Segment.
`boolean`	`intersects(Plane plane)`	Returns true if this segment intersects the given plane.
`default boolean`	`intersects(Segment3d other)`	Returns true if this Segment intersects the given Segment, otherwise returns false.
`static Comparator<Segment3d>`	`lengthComparator()`	Returns a comparator that compares non-null Segments by their length.
`default List<MVector3d>`	`sample(int amount)`	Samples the given amount of points from the segment.
`MSegment3d`	`shortestSegmentBetween(Segment3d otherSegment)`	Returns the shortest segment from this Segment to Segment b.

- Method Detail
  - getStartPoint
```
Vector3d getStartPoint()
```
    Returns the starting point of this Segment.
    
    Returns:
    
    the starting point of this Segment
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - getEndPoint
```
Vector3d getEndPoint()
```
    Returns the ending point of this Segment.
    
    Returns:
    
    the ending point of this Segment
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - getLengthSquared
```
default double getLengthSquared()
```
    Returns the square of the length of this Segment.
    
    Returns:
    
    the square of the length of this Segment
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - getLength
```
default double getLength()
```
    Returns the length of this Segment.
    
    Returns:
    
    the length of this Segment
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - distanceSquared
```
double distanceSquared(Vector3d point)
```
    Returns the square of the minimum distance between this Segment and the given point.
    
    Parameters:
    
    point - the point for which the square of the distance to this Segment is computed
    
    Returns:
    
    the square of the minimum distance between this Segment and the given point
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - distance
```
double distance(Vector3d point)
```
    Returns the minimum distance between this Segment and the given point.
    
    Parameters:
    
    point - the point for which the distance to this Segment is computed
    
    Returns:
    
    the minimum distance between this Segment and the given point
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - closestPointTo
```
MVector3d closestPointTo(Vector3d point)
```
    Returns the point on this Segment that is closest to the given point.
    
    Parameters:
    
    point - the point for which closest point on this Segment is computed.
    
    Returns:
    
    the point on this Segment that is closest to the given point
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - distanceSquared
```
double distanceSquared(Segment3d other)
```
    Returns the square of the minimum distance between this Segment and the given Segment.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the Segment for which the square of the distance to this Segment is computed
    
    Returns:
    
    the square of the minimum distance between this Segment and the given Segment
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - distance
```
double distance(Segment3d other)
```
    Returns the minimum distance between this Segment and the given Segment.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the Segment for which the distance to this Segment is computed
    
    Returns:
    
    the minimum distance between this Segment and the given Segment
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - intersects
```
default boolean intersects(Segment3d other)
```
    Returns true if this Segment intersects the given Segment, otherwise returns false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the Segment with which intersection is checked
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this Segment intersects the given Segment, otherwise returns false
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - intersect
```
Optional<MVector3d> intersect(Segment3d other)
```
    Returns the intersection point of this and other Segment. If the two Segment instances do not intersect, then the return value is null. The intersects(com.solibri.geometry.primitive3d.Segment3d) method can be used to check if this Segment intersects another Segment.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the Segment with which intersection point is computed
    
    Returns:
    
    an optional that contains the intersection point of this and other Segment if it exists or empty if no intersection is found
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - intersects
```
boolean intersects(Plane plane)
```
    Returns true if this segment intersects the given plane.
    
    Parameters:
    
    plane - the plane with which the intersection is checked
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this segment intersects the given plane
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - intersect
```
Optional<MVector3d> intersect(Plane plane)
```
    Returns the point of intersection between this Segment and the given plane. If this Segment does not intersect the plane, then returns empty.
    
    Parameters:
    
    plane - the plane with which the intersection is computed
    
    Returns:
    
    an optional that contains the point of intersection if it exists or an empty optional otherwise
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - contains
```
boolean contains(Vector3d point)
```
    Returns true if the given point lies on this Segment, otherwise returns false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    point - the point for which the check is performed
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the given point lies on this Segment, otherwise returns false
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - sample
```
default List<MVector3d> sample(int amount)
```
    Samples the given amount of points from the segment. The start and end point are not included in the sample. If an amount of zero or less is given, an empty list is returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    amount - the amount of samples
    
    Returns:
    
    the samples as a list from start point towards the end point
  - equalsWithTolerance
```
default boolean equalsWithTolerance(Segment3d other,
                                    double tolerance)
```
    Returns true if the ends of this Segment match the ends of Segment other within tolerance. Otherwise returns false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the Segment that is checked for matching with this Segment
    
    tolerance - the tolerance used in checking
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the ends of this Segment are within distance of tolerance to the ends of Segment other
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - shortestSegmentBetween
```
MSegment3d shortestSegmentBetween(Segment3d otherSegment)
```
    Returns the shortest segment from this Segment to Segment b. The returned Segment is not unique if the given Segment instances are parallel. If the given segments intersect, then the start and end points of the returned Segment will be equal.
    
    Parameters:
    
    otherSegment - the target segment for the returned Segment
    
    Returns:
    
    the shortest segment between the given segments, such that the start point is on this Segment and the end point is on the Segment b
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - lengthComparator
```
static Comparator<Segment3d> lengthComparator()
```
    Returns a comparator that compares non-null Segments by their length. The longer segment is considered to be greater in the ordering defined by the comparator returned by this method. This can be used for sorting Segments by length.
    
    Returns:
    
    comparator that compares segments by length
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2
  - create
```
static Segment3d create(Vector3d startPoint,
                        Vector3d endPoint)
```
    Creates an instance.
    
    Parameters:
    
    startPoint - the start point
    
    endPoint - the end point
    
    Returns:
    
    the newly created instance
    
    Since:
    
    9.10.2

Interface Segment3d

Method Summary

Method Detail

getStartPoint

getEndPoint

getLengthSquared

getLength

distanceSquared

distance

closestPointTo

distanceSquared

distance

intersects

intersect

intersects

intersect

contains

sample

equalsWithTolerance

shortestSegmentBetween

lengthComparator

create