Andrea Ryan wrote:
> 
>     Is it a good idea to include transformations in macros like:
> 
> #macro MakeBall (translatex, translatey, translatez, scalex, scaley,
> scalez, radius)
> sphere { <translatex, translatey, translatez>,radius
> scale <scalex, scaley, scalez>
> texture {...}
> }
> #end
> 
> or let others add object statements and transformations?
> Brendan Ryan

Really it's a question of what you want the macro to do. I have even gone
so far as to add color vectors for pigments into the macro statement. Is
it effecient to do so ? I don't know and don't care as long as it does
what I wan't it to.

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