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31 Jul 2024 02:27:43 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Collective Short Code Wisdom  
From: Trevor G Quayle
Date: 30 Nov 2007 15:45:00
Message: <web.47507567e1f3da1ec150d4c10@news.povray.org>
andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Trevor G Quayle wrote:
> >> 7.  Vector expressions with zero values can be shortened as follows:




> >
> > Also:
> > "<1,0,1>" becomes x+z
> > "<2,0,2>" becomes 2*(x+z)
> 7 chars -> 7 chars. not much of an improvement ;)
> I would suggest in stead: 2-2*y or 2-y-y

Sorry, bad example, more applicable to larger numbers

<20,0,20> -> 20*(x+z)

Probably better to scale the whole scene though instead...

-tgq


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