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28 Jul 2024 20:32:25 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Vector components to function in isosurface  
From: ABX
Date: 29 Jan 2004 09:38:11
Message: <fa6i10tsferpa13179mlhe3gtfce2jicot@4ax.com>
On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:18:58 +0200, Mikael Pohjola <emp### [at] cchutfi> wrote:
> What is the difference with a component of a vector and a float?

Dot operator is reserved for access to components of vector/color functions.
Adjustement to vectors is not that simple there because function parser is
separated to the SDL parser. You have to remember that function code has (in
design) posibility to be precompiled int almost native machine code.

ABX


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