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This is probably a trivial problem but I need some help with it anyway. Lets say we have two planes that consist of four points each in a three dimensional space. How can I calculate the volume between these two planes?

To make the example more concrete let's say that the planes points (x,y,z) are:

Plane 1: (1,0,0), (2,2,0), (3,0,0), (4,2,0) Plane 2: (1,0,2), (2,2,2), (3,0,2), (4,2,2) 

Thanks!

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    You mean the *prism* formed by those two polygons? Just figure the area of one of those polygons and multiply by the height of your prism.2011-10-07
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    Hmm... I'm not familiar with prism but after your description it looks like x and y have to be the same? since you only multiply by by the height (z)? What if plane 2 looks like: (3,0,2), (2,6,2), (1,1,2), (4,2,2) Can I still use that method?2011-10-07
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    In that case, what then is the volume you speak of?2011-10-07
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    Maybe you should post a picture to help us see what you want to happen...2011-10-07

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