.. _auto_vector_createfrompoint:

*VECTOR CREATEFROMPOINT*
========================

Creates a geometric vector from a given point by treating the point's coordinates as the vector's components (i.e., the vector from the origin to that point). Use this worker whenever you need to convert a point object into a vector for downstream geometric or transformation operations.

When to use
-----------

Classification: **process**.

Tagged: ``coordinates``, ``createfrompoint``, ``geometry``, ``origin``, ``point``, ``transformation``, ``vector``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Point From Which The Vector Is To Be Created
     - pointfromwhichthevectoristobecreated
     - point
     - —
     - 
     - The source point whose (x, y, z) coordinates define the resulting vector's components; leave unset if you intend to provide the point dynamically at runtime.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - vector_createfrompoint_output_1
     - vector_createfrompoint_output_1
     - vector
     - A vector object whose components equal the input point's coordinates, effectively representing the displacement from the origin to that point.

Disciplines
-----------

- data.units
- engineering.structures

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