"""Find the intersection points of two coplanar lines""" import numpy as np from vedo import * p1, p2 = (-1,-1,0), (10,2,0) x = np.linspace(0,10, 50) y = np.sin(x)*4 pts = np.c_[x,y] # create 2 lines and assign some arbitrary rotations line1 = Spline(pts).lw(5).c('black').rotate_y(10).rotate_x(15) line2 = Line(p1,p2).lw(5).c('green').rotate_y(10).rotate_x(15) # make a small extrusion of line1 and intersect it with line2: ds = line1.diagonal_size()*0.02 # 1% tolerance pint = line1.extrude(ds).shift(0,0,-ds/2).intersect_with_line(line2) ps = Points(pint, r=15).c('red') # lets fill the convex area between the first 2 hits: id0 = line1.closest_point(pint[0], return_point_id=True) id1 = line1.closest_point(pint[1], return_point_id=True) msh = Line(line1.points[id0:id1]).triangulate().lw(0).shift(0,0,-0.01) show(line1, line2, ps, msh, __doc__+f"\narea = {msh.area()} cm:^2", axes=1).close()