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ISurfacePatch Interface

Extends ISurface
This interface represents a surface as finite subsections or "patches" of mathematically simpler but less bounded surfaces.
For example, the screen of a virtual tablet can be thought of as a "patch" of an unbounded mathematical plane. This representation is convenient for a number of scenarios, such as continuing an interaction which began within a "patch" even if it continues outside the "patch" but without departing the underlying surface. ISurfacePatch formalizes this type of surface as an ISurface in its own right, but containing an additional (canonically broader) BackingSurface.

Properties

The backing surface for this ISurfacePatch.
Used correctly, this backing surface is a strict geometric superset of the space defined by ISurfacePatch itself. In other words, for every spatial query against the ISurfacePatch for which a solution exists (a raycast that hits the surface, for example), that same solution should be a valid solution to the same query for the BackingSurface; however, there may exist spatial queries for which the ISurfacePatch has no solution, but a solution exists for the BackingSurface.
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