David Wilkinson wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:56:47 -0000, "Tom Melly" <tom### [at] tomandluforce9couk> wrote:
> >
> >David Wilkinson <dav### [at] cwcomnet> wrote in message
> >news:q6klbskh7njnqkf39c6mhvk9q8b0hdrfo4@4ax.com...
> >> On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 11:51:17 -0000, "Tom Melly"
> ><tom### [at] tomandluforce9couk> wrote:
> >
> >I mean that you cannot declare a blob component in the way that you can
> >declare a sphere or box. Instead you have to declare the individual vectors
> >and so on that make up a component.
> >
> OK Tom, we're just differing on semantics. Because a blob is not a regular geomtric
solid
> the information necessary to define a blob increases with the complexity of the
shape.
> Even with a box you have to define the vectors that define it.

Any primitive can be #declared regardless of its complexity, but the
_components_ of a blob cannot.
There is a practical significance.  E.g. blob components can't be stored
in arrays.

PoD.

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