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2 Sep 2024 14:19:48 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Superpatch built-in functions  
From: Bob Hughes
Date: 19 Jul 1999 08:39:16
Message: <37931C51.4C0E036C@aol.com>
"scale <0,0,0>" eh? Okay, I know you meant that as a example vector for
this discussion but still... :)
'rotate <0,0,0>' would not be the headache-causing item in that case.


"J. Grimbert" wrote:
> 
> A vector should within bracket... always.
> Of course, you're allowed things like "3*x" but then x is a shortcut for
> <1,0,0>.
> 
> the only examples I'm not satisfied with the <vector> approach
> is for "scale" and "rotate" where it is rather an array of float than a
> true vector.
> but they were there before the array, so that's an historical reason.
> (and scale <0,0,0> is not so terrible, whereas rotate sometime gives me
> headache).


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