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tformfwd

Apply forward N-D spatial transformation

The tformfwd function is not recommended for 2-D and 3-D geometric transformations. Use the transformPointsForward function instead. For more information, see Compatibility Considerations.

Description

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[X1,X2,...,X_ndims_out] = tformfwd(T,U1,U2,...,U_ndims_in) applies the ndims_in-to-ndims_out spatial transformation defined in T to the coordinate arrays U1,U2,...,U_ndims_in. The transformation maps the point [U1(k) U2(k) ...U_ndims_in(k)] to the point [X1(k) X2(k) ... X_ndims_out(k)].

The number of input coordinate arrays, ndims_in, must equal T.ndims_in. The number of output coordinate arrays, ndims_out, must equal T.ndims_out. The arrays U1,U2,...,U_ndims_in can have any dimensionality, but must be the same size. The output arrays X1,X2,...,X_ndims_out must be this size also.

X = tformfwd(T,U) applies the spatial transformation defined in T to coordinate array U.

  • When U is a 2-D matrix with dimensions m-by-ndims_in, X is a 2-D matrix with dimensions m-by-ndims_out. tformfwd applies the ndims_in-to-ndims_out transformation to each row of U. tformfwd maps the point U(k, : ) to the point X(k, : ).

  • When U is an (N+1)-dimensional array, tformfwd maps the point U(k1, k2, … ,kN, : ) to the point X(k1, k2, … ,kN, : ).

    size(U,N+1) must equal ndims_in. X is an (N+1)-dimensional array, with size(X,I) equal to size(U,I) for I = 1, … ,N, and size(X,N+1) equal to ndims_out.

The syntax X = tformfwd(U,T) is an older form of this syntax that remains supported for backward compatibility.

[X1,X2,...,X_ndims_out] = tformfwd(T,U) maps one (N+1)-dimensional array to ndims_out equally sized N-dimensional arrays.

X = tformfwd(T,U1,U2,...,U_ndims_in) maps ndims_in N-dimensional arrays to one (N+1)-dimensional array.

Examples

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Create an affine transformation that maps the triangle with vertices (0,0), (6,3), (-2,5) to the triangle with vertices (-1,-1), (0,-10), (4,4).

u = [ 0   6  -2]';
v = [ 0   3   5]';
x = [-1   0   4]';
y = [-1 -10   4]';
tform = maketform('affine',[u v],[x y]);

Validate the mapping by applying tformfwd. The results should equal x and y.

[xm,ym] = tformfwd(tform,u,v)
xm = 3×1

    -1
     0
     4

ym = 3×1

    -1
   -10
     4

Input Arguments

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Spatial transformation, specified as a TFORM structure. Create T using the maketform function.

Data Types: struct

Input coordinate points, specified as a numeric array. The size and dimensionality of U can have additional limitations depending on the syntax used.

Data Types: double

Input coordinate points, specified as multiple numeric arrays. The size and dimensionality of U1,U2,...,U_ndims_in can have additional limitations depending on the syntax used.

Data Types: double

Output Arguments

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Coordinate array of output points, returned as a numeric array. The size and dimensionality of X can have additional limitations depending on the syntax used.

Coordinates of output points, returned as multiple numeric arrays. The size and dimensionality of X1,X2,...,X_ndims_out can have additional limitations depending on the syntax used.

Extended Capabilities

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

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