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# Perpendicular Distance

## About this Block

**What it does:** The **Perpendicular Distance** block generates a scalar field of the distance to an input surface mesh perpendicular to a specified direction.

**Common uses:**

* Measure perpendicular distance

**Tips:**

* Use the **Evaluate Field** block to calculate the scalar perpendicular distance from an input point.

## Example File

![Perpendicular Distance](https://storage.googleapis.com/files-learn/static/ExtendedBlockDocs/perpendicuar_distance.jpg)

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Returns a scalar field of the perpendicular distance to a target mesh.

### Inputs

| Name | Type | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Mesh | [Mesh](../../../../block-documentation/types/mesh) | Mesh to get perpendicular distance from. |
| Direction | [Vector](../../../../block-documentation/types/vector) | Distance values to the target object will be queried perpendicular to this direction. |

### Outputs

| Type |
| - |
| [Scalar Field](../../../../block-documentation/types/scalar-field) |


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