SimPEG.utils.define_plane_from_points#

SimPEG.utils.define_plane_from_points(xyz1, xyz2, xyz3)[source]#

Compute constants defining a plane from a set of points.

The equation defining a plane has the form \(ax+by+cz+d=0\). This utility returns the constants a, b, c and d defining the plane.

Parameters:
xyz1(3) numpy.ndarray

First point needed to define the plane (x1, y1, z1)

xyz2(3) numpy.ndarray

Second point needed to define the plane (x2, y2, z2)

xyz3(3) numpy.ndarray

Third point needed to define the plane (x3, y3, z3)

Returns:
afloat
bfloat
cfloat
dfloat