Plane.h

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/*
 * A Plane in R3 and several utility methods.
 */

// Note that the format used for the plane equation is
// Ax + By + Cz + D = 0, where <A,B,C> is the normal vector.

#ifndef INCLUDED_PLANE
#define INCLUDED_PLANE

#include "Vector3D.h"
#include "Vector4D.h"

enum PLANESIDE
{
    PS_FRONT,
    PS_BACK,
    PS_ON
};

class CPlane
{
    public:
        CPlane ();
        CPlane (const CVector4D& coeffs) : m_Norm(coeffs.X, coeffs.Y, coeffs.Z), m_Dist(coeffs.W) { }

        //sets the plane equation from 3 points on that plane
        void Set (const CVector3D &p1, const CVector3D &p2, const CVector3D &p3);

        //sets the plane equation from a normal and a point on 
        //that plane
        void Set (const CVector3D &norm, const CVector3D &point);

        //normalizes the plane equation
        void Normalize ();

        //returns the side of the plane on which this point
        //lies.
        PLANESIDE ClassifyPoint (const CVector3D &point) const;

        //solves the plane equation for a particular point
        float DistanceToPlane (const CVector3D &point) const;

        //calculates the intersection point of a line with this
        //plane. Returns false if there is no intersection
        bool FindLineSegIntersection (const CVector3D &start, const CVector3D &end, CVector3D *intsect);
        bool FindRayIntersection (const CVector3D &start, const CVector3D &direction, CVector3D *intsect);

    public:
        CVector3D m_Norm;   //normal vector of the plane
        float m_Dist;       //Plane distance (ie D in the plane eq.)
};

#endif