# PolygonIntersection

VTKExamples/Python/GeometricObjects/PolygonIntersection

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### Code

PolygonIntersection.py

    #!/usr/bin/env python
    from __future__ import print_function

    import vtk

    # Create a square in the x-y plane.
    points = vtk.vtkPoints()
    points.InsertNextPoint(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
    points.InsertNextPoint(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)
    points.InsertNextPoint(1.0, 1.0, 0.0)
    points.InsertNextPoint(0.0, 1.0, 0.0)

    # Create the polygon
    polygon = vtk.vtkPolygon()
    polygon.GetPoints().DeepCopy(points)
    polygon.GetPointIds().SetNumberOfIds(4)  # The 4 corners of the square
    for i in range(4):
        polygon.GetPointIds().SetId(i, i)

    # Inputs
    p1 = [0.1, 0, -1.0]
    p2 = [0.1, 0, 1.0]
    tolerance = 0.001

    # Outputs
    t = vtk.mutable(0)  # Parametric coordinate of intersection (0 (corresponding to p1) to 1 (corresponding to p2))
    x = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
    pcoords = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
    subId = vtk.mutable(0)
    iD = polygon.IntersectWithLine(p1, p2, tolerance, t, x, pcoords, subId)

    print("intersected? ", iD)
    print("intersection: ", x)