Re: [Algorithms] Sphere to Triangle overlap check

[Jon W. <jw...@gm...>]

I don't see where I claim otherwise?
You still need to subtract the edge from the hypotenuse, not add.

Sincerely,

jw


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On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Mark Wayland <wa...@in...>wrote:

> Yes, but if the sphere is intersecting the plane then the plane fist is
> guaranteed to be smaller in magnitude than the radius, is it not?
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
>
>
> On 29/07/2010, at 10:00 PM, Jon Watte <jw...@gm...> wrote:
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>
> That's still not right -- you need to subtract the square of the shorter
> edge!
> Assuming D is the distance from plane to sphere:
> R*R = D*D + X*X
> X = sqrt(R*R - D*D)
>
> (And, yes, I was not paying attention -- I already thought you were
> squaring the values)
>
> Sincerely,
>
> jw
>
>
> --
> Americans might object: there is no way we would sacrifice our living
> standards for the benefit of people in the rest of the world. Nevertheless,
> whether we get there willingly or not, we shall soon have lower consumption
> rates, because our present rates are unsustainable.
>
>
>