Description
Return distance to a closed solid ball and an interior flag.
Radial geometry distinguishes a solid region from its boundary. A point inside a ball has zero distance to the solid, while its signed boundary gap is negative and its absolute boundary distance can be positive.
Return distance to a closed solid ball and an interior flag.
When to use this tool
Use Distance To Closed Ball Interior Gap when checking a supplied radial boundary or solid-region convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter point, center, radius. Keep parallel arrays aligned. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read distance, inside. Inspect inside before interpreting the associated values.
Return distance to a closed solid ball and an interior flag. Require aligned nonempty coordinates and nonnegative radius; gap is center distance-radius, distance = max(0,gap), inside = gap <= 0.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| point | Point | Required. Array of finite number; maximum items 256. |
| center | Center | Required. Array of finite number; maximum items 256. |
| radius | Radius | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| distance | Distance | Required. Finite number. |
| inside | Inside | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"point": [
3,
4
],
"center": [
0,
0
],
"radius": 2
},
"output": {
"distance": 3,
"inside": false
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Boundary is included; distance is zero throughout the solid interior.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use full point and shape geometry when a radius or center distance has not already been established.
References
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