In the scene below I'd expect the x- and z-componets of the 
Campos-vector to be identical to those of the Loc-vector. The markers 
should be coincident. But I may be wrong, it's been a while...

Ingo (who can't get this sad piece of newsreader to search old posts)

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#version 3.7;
global_settings{ assumed_gamma 1.0 }
#default{finish{ ambient 0.1 diffuse 0.9 }}

camera {
     perspective
     angle 35
     location  <0.0 , 80.0 ,-80.0>
     right
     x*image_width/image_height
     look_at <0,0,0>
}

light_source{<3000,3000,-3000> rgb 1}

#declare Island = height_field{
     png "Mount1.png"
     smooth
     double_illuminate
     translate<-0.5,-0.0,-0.5>
     scale<50,7,50>
     pigment { color rgb <0.82,0.6,0.4>}
}

#declare Loc = <5, 20, 5>;
#declare Down = Loc*<1,-1,1>;
#declare Norm = <0,0,0>;
#declare Campos = trace(Island, Loc, Down, Norm);

#debug concat("Loc         <",vstr(3,Loc,", ",0,3),">\n")
#debug concat("Down        <",vstr(3,Down,", ",0,3),">\n")
#debug concat("Campos      <",vstr(3,Campos,", ",0,3),">\n")
#debug concat("Campos Norm <",vstr(3,Norm,", ",0,3),">\n")

#declare MarkerLocDown = union{
     cylinder{
         Loc,Down,.1
     }
     sphere{
         Loc,.3
     }
     pigment{rgb <0,1,0>}
}
#declare MarkerTrace = union{
     cylinder{
         Loc,Campos,.1
     }
     sphere{
         Loc,.3
     }
     pigment{rgb <1,0,0>}
}

object{Island}
object{MarkerLocDown}
object{MarkerTrace}

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