Polygon area

[Jože Marinko]

I need to calculate area from polygon, which is defined with matrix points:
x[i],y[i]…
I found macro PolygonOperation, but result is wrong. In some cases smaller, in some cases even negative.

My syntax is:

for i=1 to segments
put x[i],y[i]
next i
put x[1],y[1]
call “PolygonOperations”,
parameters opcode=6,
srcPolygon1=2,
result=1,
returned_parameters _area

[Péter Baksa]

Hi,

Does it help if your polygon is regularized? Counterclockwise order of points, no self-intersection, no points on other edges.

Currently we don’t have an universal solution for area calculation in the ARCHICAD Library.
You can write your own code using the Shoelace formula.

Péter Baksa
Library Platform, Software Engineer
GRAPHISOFT SE

[Harry Alex]

For any two basic polygons of equivalent territory, the Bolyai–Gerwien hypothesis declares that the first can be cut into polygonal pieces which can be reassembled to shape the subsequent polygon.

[Nader Belal]

@Harry Alex,

The Shoelace formula is easier to implement.

@Jože Marinko

Note: For calculating area of close non-self intersection polygon, the vertices must go anti-clock wise, and for negative areas (holes) you must go clock wise.

@Harru Alex,

Can you implement Bolyai–Gerwien hypothesis in GDL ?

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