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Re: sort points clockwise or clounterclockwise [message #91162 is a reply to message #91158]

Tue, 09 June 2015 13:11

junsix
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Registered: June 2015

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On Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 11:19:54 AM UTC-5, Craig Markwardt wrote:
> On Monday, June 8, 2015 at 4:32:53 PM UTC-4, junum wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to order points of closed polygon in clockwise or counterclockwise.
>> Here is a octagon and I tried to use Triangulate that I searched.
>
>
> I would never have thought to use TRIANGULATE to order items.
>
> Why not use ATAN(Y,X) which gives the angle. Your points are not centered on the origin. But that is easy enough, your circle is centered on (2.5,2.5)
>
> ANGLE = ATAN(Y-2.5,X-2.5)
>
> Now sort on ANGLE.

That is the solution.
Thank you very much for help!

Jun

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		sort points clockwise or clounterclockwise By: junsix on Mon, 08 June 2015 13:32
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