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4 May 2024 18:41:34 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Matrix question  
From: Ron Parker
Date: 22 Dec 2000 09:56:58
Message: <slrn946qts.4ig.ron.parker@fwi.com>
On 22 Dec 2000 08:48:55 -0500, Warp wrote:
>Ron Parker <ron### [at] povrayorg> wrote:
>: I think there's a can't-miss formula for the inverse of a 3x3 matrix, but
>: I don't remember it off the top of my head.
>
>  But I think that povray matrices are 4x4 (and I think the original poster
>was talking about povray matrices if I'm not mistaken).

They're not really.  The fourth column is just a convenient way of specifying
the translate component.  You could easily take that out, invert, and put 
it back.

-- 
Ron Parker   http://www2.fwi.com/~parkerr/traces.html
My opinions.  Mine.  Not anyone else's.


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