User Guide

Chapter 20526
Vector binary operations
Use these syntaxes to perform additional vector math calculations:
Transforms
A transform is a data object describing a model’s position, orientation, and scale in the 3D world.
Transform functions can be used to move a given vector, light, camera, or model from its current
location to a new position and/or orientation.
Transform creation function
Use the
transform() function to create a new transform data object:
distanceTo
(
vector2)
Returns the distance between vector and vector2. If these
vectors represent positions in the 3D world, this is the distance
between them.
Floating-point value of
distance.
duplicate() A copy of the vector. A new vector object.
Operator Description Returns
vector1
+vector2
Returns a new vector equaling vector1 +vector2 for x
equaling 1 through 3.
A new vector object
vector1 -
vector2
Returns a new vector equaling
vector1 -vector2 for x equaling 1 through 3.
A new vector object
vector1*
vector2
Returns the product of the two vectors. A floating-point value
vector1/
vector2
Not supported. 0
vector2*scalar
Returns a new vector equaling
vector2 * scalar for x equaling 1 through 3.
A new vector object
vector2/scalar Returns a new vector equaling
vector2/scalar.
A new vector object
transform*
vector
Returns a new vector resulting from applying the positional and
transformation changes defined by
transform to vector.
Note that vector*transform is an invalid operation.
A new vector object
scalar-vector1 Returns a new vector equaling
scalar-vector1.
A new vector object
vector1-scalar Returns a new vector equaling
vector1-scalar.
A new vector object
scalar +
vector1
Returns a new vector equaling
scalar + vector1.
A new vector object
vector1 +
scalar
Returns a new vector equaling
vector1 + scalar.
A new vector object
Function Description Returns
transform() Creates a new transform initialized as the identity transform. The
identity transform has no rotation and a vector position of
(0,0,0)
A new transform object
Command Description Returns