In article <web.3f6b1b8befaab55d85d37d7f0@news.povray.org>,
 "neb" <neb### [at] qismorg> wrote:

> sascha wrote:
> >That's exactly what I was looking for, thanks a lot!!!
> 
> I guess it depends on the application, but isnt it generally more useful to
> find the point from which the average distance is minimised?  would be
> equivalent to doing linear statistical analysis across 3 dimensions, I
> think. Perhaps not.

You're making it a bit too complicated...just average the points. The 
result will be closer to most of the points, though it won't be the 
center of the furthest extending points. Which method you choose depends 
on what exactly you want.

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