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Anonymous 1123
I see [this answer](https://topanswers.xyz/tex?q=1223#a1456) to write this code. I can not get correct result. How can I repair it?
```
\documentclass[border=2mm,12pt,tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz-3dplot}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\makeatletter
\pgfmathdeclarefunction{tddistance}{2}{%
	\begingroup%
	\pgfmathparse{%
		sqrt(({#1}[0]-{#2}[0])*({#1}[0]-{#2}[0])+({#1}[1]-{#2}[1])*({#1}[1]-{#2}[1])+({#1}[2]-{#2}[2])*({#1}[2]-{#2}[2]))}%
	\pgfmathsmuggle\pgfmathresult\endgroup%
}%
\makeatother
\tikzset{coorf/.style={insert path={({{#1}[0],{#1}[1],{#1}[2]})}}}
\begin{document}
   \tdplotsetmaincoords{60}{70}
\begin{tikzpicture}[tdplot_main_coords,
	declare function={a=1;xA=7*a;yA=0;zA=0;xB=65*a/14;yB=15* sqrt(3)*a/14;zB=0;xC=0;yC=0;zC=5*a; O={0,0,0};A={xA,yA,zA}; B={xB,yB,zB};C={xC,yC,zC};T={({-((-xC*xC*yB*zA +xB*xB*yC*zA + yB*yB* yC* zA - yB* yC*yC* zA + xC*xC* yA* zB - xA*xA *yC* zB - yA*yA* yC *zB + yA* yC*yC *zB - yC* zA*zA *zB + yC *zA* zB*zB -  xB*xB* yA* zC + xA*xA *yB* zC + yA*yA *yB* zC - yA *yB*yB* zC + yB* zA*zA *zC -  yA *zB*zB* zC - yB* zA* zC*zC +  yA* zB* zC*zC)/(2* (xC* yB* zA - xB* yC* zA - xC* yA *zB + xA* yC *zB + xB *yA* zC - xA* yB* zC)))},{ -((-xB*xB* xC* zA + xB* xC*xC* zA - xC* yB*yB* zA + xB* yC*yC* zA + xA*xA *xC* zB - xA* xC*xC *zB + xC* yA*yA *zB - xA* yC*yC* zB + xC *zA*zA *zB - xC *zA* zB*zB - xA*xA* xB* zC + xA*xB*xB* zC -  xB* yA*yA* zC + xA* yB*yB* zC - xB* zA*zA* zC + xA* zB*zB *zC + xB*zA *zC*zC -  xA* zB* zC*zC)/(2 *(xC* yB* zA - xB* yC* zA - xC* yA* zB + xA *yC*zB + xB* yA* zC - xA* yB* zC)))}, {-((xB*xB* xC* yA - xB* xC*xC *yA - xA*xA *xC*yB + xA* xC*xC* yB - xC* yA*yA* yB + xC* yA* yB*yB + xA*xA *xB*yC -  xA*xB*xB *yC + xB *yA*yA* yC - xA* yB*yB* yC - xB*yA* yC*yC + xA *yB* yC*yC - xC* yB *zA*zA + xB* yC *zA*zA + xC* yA *zB*zB - xA *yC* zB*zB - xB *yA *zC*zC +  xA* yB* zC*zC)/(2* (xC* yB* zA - xB* yC* zA - xC* yA* zB + xA* yC *zB +  xB* yA* zC - xA* yB* zC)))})}};]
	\path
	[coorf=O] coordinate (O)
	[coorf=T] coordinate (T)
	[coorf=A] coordinate (A)
	[coorf=B] coordinate (B)
	[coorf=C] coordinate (C)
	;
	\pgfmathsetmacro{\R}{tddistance("O","T")}; 
	\begin{scope}[tdplot_screen_coords]
		\draw[blue, thick] (O) circle[radius=\R];
	\end{scope}
	\foreach \p in {O,T}
	{\draw[fill=black] (\p) circle (1.5pt);}
	\foreach \p/\g in {O/90,T/90,A/90,B/90,C/90}
	{\path (\p)+(\g:3mm) node{$\p$}; }
\end{tikzpicture}
   \end{document}
```
Top Answer
user 3.14159
The problem is the `T` function. There were additionnal round brackets and additional braces. Fixing this yields
```
\documentclass[border=2mm,12pt,tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz-3dplot}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\makeatletter
\pgfmathdeclarefunction{tddistance}{2}{%
	\begingroup%
	\pgfmathparse{%
		sqrt(({#1}[0]-{#2}[0])*({#1}[0]-{#2}[0])+({#1}[1]-{#2}[1])*({#1}[1]-{#2}[1])+({#1}[2]-{#2}[2])*({#1}[2]-{#2}[2]))}%
	\pgfmathsmuggle\pgfmathresult\endgroup%
}%
\makeatother
\tikzset{coorf/.style={insert path={({{#1}[0],{#1}[1],{#1}[2]})}}}
\begin{document}
   \tdplotsetmaincoords{60}{70}
\begin{tikzpicture}[tdplot_main_coords,
	declare function={a=1;xA=7*a;yA=0;zA=0;xB=65*a/14;
	yB=15*sqrt(3)*a/14;zB=0;xC=0;yC=0;zC=5*a; 
	O={0,0,0};A={xA,yA,zA}; B={xB,yB,zB};C={xC,yC,zC};
	T={-((-xC*xC*yB*zA+xB*xB*yC*zA+yB*yB*yC*zA-yB*yC*yC*zA+xC*xC*yA*zB-xA*xA*yC*zB-yA*yA*yC*zB+yA*yC*yC*zB-yC*zA*zA*zB+yC*zA*zB*zB-xB*xB*yA*zC+xA*xA*yB*zC+yA*yA*yB*zC-yA*yB*yB*zC+yB*zA*zA*zC-yA*zB*zB*zC-yB*zA*zC*zC+yA*zB*zC*zC)/(2*(xC*yB*zA-xB*yC*zA-xC*yA*zB+xA*yC*zB+xB*yA*zC-xA*yB*zC))),
	-((-xB*xB*xC*zA+xB*xC*xC*zA-xC*yB*yB*zA+xB*yC*yC*zA+xA*xA*xC*zB-xA*xC*xC*zB+xC*yA*yA*zB-xA*yC*yC*zB+xC*zA*zA*zB-xC*zA*zB*zB-xA*xA*xB*zC+xA*xB*xB*zC-xB*yA*yA*zC+xA*yB*yB*zC-xB*zA*zA*zC+xA*zB*zB*zC+xB*zA*zC*zC-xA*zB*zC*zC)/(2*(xC*yB*zA-xB*yC*zA-xC*yA*zB+xA*yC*zB+xB*yA*zC-xA*yB*zC))),
	-((xB*xB*xC*yA-xB*xC*xC*yA-xA*xA*xC*yB+xA*xC*xC*yB-xC*yA*yA*yB+xC*yA*yB*yB+xA*xA*xB*yC-xA*xB*xB*yC+xB*yA*yA*yC-xA*yB*yB*yC-xB*yA*yC*yC+xA*yB*yC*yC-xC*yB*zA*zA+xB*yC*zA*zA+xC*yA*zB*zB-xA*yC*zB*zB-xB*yA*zC*zC+xA*yB*zC*zC)/(2*(xC*yB*zA-xB*yC*zA-xC*yA*zB+xA*yC*zB+xB*yA*zC-xA*yB*zC)))};
	}
	]
	\path
	[coorf=O] coordinate (O)
	[coorf=T] coordinate (T)
	[coorf=A] coordinate (A)
	[coorf=B] coordinate (B)
	[coorf=C] coordinate (C)
	;
	\pgfmathsetmacro{\R}{tddistance("O","T")}; 
	\begin{scope}[tdplot_screen_coords]
		\draw[blue, thick] (O) circle[radius=\R];
	\end{scope}
	\foreach \p in {O,T}
	{\draw[fill=black] (\p) circle (1.5pt);}
	\foreach \p/\g in {O/90,T/90,A/90,B/90,C/90}
	{\path (\p)+(\g:3mm) node{$\p$}; }
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
```
![Screen Shot 2020-09-10 at 10.09.31 AM.png](/image?hash=6339393b15825e9b510ff4edc6067322ac397fb42981a1375083f1340c92ea88)

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