magnet.geometric_utils.polygon_area_vector

magnet.geometric_utils.polygon_area_vector(v: ndarray) → ndarray

Compute area vector of a polygon in 3D space.

Compute the vector normal to the polygon’s plane having magnitude equal to its area; the direction depends on the arrangement of the nodes (clockwise or counterclockwise).

Parameters:

v (np.ndarray) – Array of shape (N, 3), where N is the number of vertices of the polygon, containing the polygon vertices oordinates.

Returns:

Polygon area vector.

Return type:

np.ndarray