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> Unreal Engine API Reference > Runtime > Core > Math > FMath > FMath::ClosestPointOnTriangleToPoint

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FMath::ClosestPointOnTriangleToPoint

Returns closest point on a triangle to a point.

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References

Module	Core
Header	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Public/Math/UnrealMathUtility.h
Include	#include "Math/UnrealMathUtility.h"
Source	/Engine/Source/Runtime/Core/Private/Math/UnrealMath.cpp

Syntax

static FVector ClosestPointOnTriangleToPoint
(
    const FVector & Point,
    const FVector & A,
    const FVector & B,
    const FVector & C
)

Remarks

Returns closest point on a triangle to a point. The idea is to identify the halfplanes that the point is in relative to each triangle segment "plane"

Returns

Point on triangle ABC closest to given point

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Point	point to check distance for
A, B, C	counter clockwise ordering of points defining a triangle

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