TheMightyZog wrote:
> Thanks Warp, but
>    rotate<(degrees(atan2(1,2))),0,0>
> or
>    rotate<(atan2(1,2)),0,0>
> is not the same as
>   rotate<30,0,0>
> 
> - 'tis a real puzzle!
> 
the tangent of 30 degrees is NOT 1/2
   degrees(atan2(1,2))= 26.56 degrees
   degrees(atan2(sqrt(3),1))= 30 degrees
           *
           * *
  sqrt(3)  *30 *   2
           *     *
           *90   60*
           **********
               1
  sin(30)=1/2        cos(60)=1/2
  cos(30)=sqrt(3)/2  sin(60)=sqrt(3)/2
  tan(30)=1/sqrt(3)  tan(60)=sqrt(3)/1

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