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Measuring Distance from Point Mass to Polyline in Tracker

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Measuring Distance from Point Mass to Polyline in Tracker
Jessica Rempel
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Hello everyone,

I am using Tracker to analyze a videos of cyclists, and I would like to measure the distance from the tracked point (Point Mass) to a reference line (Polyline) over time. The reference line represents the edge of the road.

I am wondering if there is a built-in way in Tracker to:

Automatically calculate the perpendicular distance from a Point Mass to a Polyline.

Store these distances as a new data column for plotting/exporting over time.

Has anyone solved this problem or can suggest a workflow to track distances relative to a line efficiently?

Thank you for your help!


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