Chambers escreveu:
> On 4/20/2009 10:14 PM, triple_r wrote:
>> Chambers<ben### [at] pacificwebguycom>  wrote:
>>> 3) We need some way of examining and modifying previously declared 
>>> objects.
>>
>> Just curious--why?  Can you do it right in the first place?
> 
> Because this allows things like a macro-implementation of the MechSim 
> patch without the need to actually patch the library, for one.  There 
> are many other uses, too.

I like to position objects in relation to each other.  That is, I put a 
table on the floor, then place objects onto the table by using the 
table's relative position.  Sure, you can imagine there are quite a few 
annoyingly named local variables around to carry out the task of 
tracking the current positions etc.  Being able to do

sphere { position(table) 1 }
or
sphere { table.position 1 }

without resorting to hacks in the form of slow parsed macros would be 
quite nice.

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