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# `pymunk.util` Module

This submodule contains utility functions, mainly to help with polygon creation.

`pymunk.util.``is_clockwise`(points)

  Check if the points given forms a clockwise polygon

  Returns: | True if the points forms a clockwise polygon

`pymunk.util.``reduce_poly`(points, tolerance=0.5)

  Remove close points to simplify a polyline tolerance is the min distance between two points squared.

  Returns: | The reduced polygon as a list of (x,y)

`pymunk.util.``convex_hull`(points)

  Create a convex hull from a list of points. This function uses the Graham Scan Algorithm.

  Returns: | Convex hull as a list of (x,y)

`pymunk.util.``calc_area`(points)

  Calculate the area of a polygon

  Returns: | Area of polygon

`pymunk.util.``calc_center`(points)

  Calculate the center of a polygon

  Returns: | The center (x,y)

`pymunk.util.``poly_vectors_around_center`(pointlist, points_as_Vec2d=True)

  Rearranges vectors around the center If points_as_Vec2d, then return points are also Vec2d, else pos

  Returns: | pointlist ([Vec2d/pos, ...])

`pymunk.util.``is_convex`(points)

  Test if a polygon (list of (x,y)) is convex or not

  Returns: | True if the polygon is convex, False otherwise

`pymunk.util.``calc_perimeter`(points)

  Calculate the perimeter of a polygon

  Returns: | Perimeter of polygon

`pymunk.util.``triangulate`(poly)

  Triangulates poly and returns a list of triangles

  Parameters : | poly list of points that form an anticlockwise polygon (self-intersecting polygons won’t work, results are undefined)

`pymunk.util.``convexise`(triangles)

  Reduces a list of triangles (such as returned by triangulate()) to a non-optimum list of convex polygons

  Parameters : | triangles list of anticlockwise triangles (a list of three points) to reduce

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