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3D Line - Plane intersection?

I am having two Vectors (X,Y,Z), one above Y=0 and one below Y=0. I want to find the Vector (X,Y,Z) where the line between the two original vectors intersects with the Y=0 level. How do I do that?

Example Point A:

X = -43.54235
Y = 95.2679138
Z = -98.2120361

Example Point B:

X = -43.54235
Y = 97.23531
Z = -96.24464

These points read from two UnProjections from a users click and I'm trying to target the unprojection to Y=0.

(I found 3D line plane intersection, with simple plane but didn't understand the accepted answer as it's for 2D)

Solution

  • I suspect that by two vectors, you really mean two points, and want to intersect the line connecting those two points with the plane defined by Y=0.

    If that's the case, then you could use the definition of a line between two points:

    <A + (D - A)*u, B + (E - B)*u, C + (F - C)*u>

    Where <A,B,C> is one of your points and <D,E,F> is the other point. u is an undefined scalar that is used to calculate the points along this line.

    Since you're intersecting this line with the plane Y=0, you simply need to find the point on the line where the "Y" segment is 0.

    Specifically, solve for u in B + (E - B)*u = 0, and then feed that back into the original line equation to find the X and Z components.