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directlabels (version 2.0)

project.onto.segments: project onto segments

Description

Given a point and a set of line segments representing a convex or alpha hull, calculate the closest point on the segments.

Usage

project.onto.segments(m,
hull.segments,
debug = FALSE,
...)

Arguments

m
m is 1 row, a center of a point cloud, we need to find the distance to the closest point on each segment of the convex hull.
hull.segments
Data frame describing the line segments of the convex or alpha hull.
debug
...
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