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FIND_BOT_PNT(nged)

NAME

find_bot_pnt - find and identify a BOT point

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SYNOPSIS

find_bot_pnt bot "view_x view_y view_z"

DESCRIPTION

The find_bot_pnt command searches a BOT (Bag of Triangles) primitive and identifies the vertex that is closest to a given view coordinate.

If successful, the command returns a single integer representing the numeric ID of the closest vertex.

The arguments are: * bot : The name of the BOT primitive to search. * "view_x view_y view_z" : A single quoted string containing the X, Y, and Z coordinates (in view space) to test against.

EXAMPLES

Example 1. Identify a BOT vertex near a view coordinate

mged> find_bot_pnt bot.s "0 0 1"

Searches bot.s for a vertex that is closest to the view coordinate (0, 0, 1) and returns the numeric ID of that vertex.

AUTHOR

BRL-CAD Team

BUG REPORTS

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org