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Shoelace Algorithm
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:19 am
by Mkalo
The shoelace formula, or shoelace algorithm, is a mathematical algorithm to determine the area of a simple polygon whose vertices are described by ordered pairs in the plane
Wikipedia
Re: Shoelace Algorithm
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:09 pm
by Ensayia
It's a neat implementation and it could certainly have a few uses, you could write it into a library and distribute it onto the wiki so that anyone drawing polygons can use algorithm and data.
I'm assuming it just draws the same polygon each time? I can't seem to locate any controls.