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  Re: Trace, Normal: a problem  
From: SamuelT
Date: 28 Jun 2000 14:26:13
Message: <395A4421.D24D010F@aol.com>
Chris Huff wrote:

> That code is wrong. The normal values aren't angles, the normal is an
> ordinary vector. The usual way of doing it is to use a matrix transform,
> try using one of the ReOrient macros drifting around.

I thought the matrix transform was only good for skewing things.... Do you
use the normal vector somehow in the matrix transform? What does the
reorient macro do (and where can I find it)?

Thanks,

~Sam


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