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Function reference for c-vector3 calculate |
This is the documentation for the c-vector3 command. If you mean to read the information on c-vector2, go here.
The term vector in this document will describe a 3D vector.
A 3D vector is a representation of a point in three-dimensional space. You can express vectors in CalcBot with 3 or 6 components, which collectively express the magnitude and direction of the vector.
Shorthand syntax for c-vector3 calculate.
> c-v3 c i + j + k
(1, 1, 1)
Shorthand syntax for switching trigonometric modes. c-vector2 and c-vector3 both share the same trigonometric mode.
> c-v3 m r
Set vector mode to radians
> c-v3 m d
Set vector mode to degrees
All operators from c-calculate and c-vector2 calculate are available for use in c-vector3 calculate:
Negates n. If n is a truthy value, false (0) is returned. Otherwise, true (1) is returned.
> c-v3 c not true
0
> c-v3 c not false is true
1
Take the factorial of n. If n is a vector, this operation will throw an error.
> c-v3 c 6!
720
> c-v3 c (1, 2, 1)!
Cannot take factorials of vectors.
Raise a to the power of b. If b is a vector, this operation will immediately throw an error. If a is a vector, but b is not an integer, this operation will also immediately throw an error. This operation will not return a complex number in any situation, unlike in c-calculate.
> c-v3 c 2 ^ 3
8
> c-v3 c (3i + j + k) ^ 3
(33, 11, 11)
> c-v3 c -4 ^ (1/2)
NaN
> c-v3 c (3i + j + k) ^ (1/2)
Vectors cannot be raised to decimal powers.
> c-v3 c 2 ^ (2k)
Vectors cannot be on the right side of the '^' operator.
Multiply a and b. When operating on two vectors, this operator returns the dot product of the two vectors. To compute the cross productof two vectors, see cross(v1, v2).
> c-v3 c 2 * 4
8
> c-v3 c (1, 2, 2) * (5, 4, 1, 2, 1, 3)
-5
Divide a by b. If b is a vector, this operation will immediately throw an error.
> c-v3 c 15 / 5
3
> c-v3 c (1, 2, 2) / 2
(0.5, 1, 1)
> c-v3 c (1, 2, 2) / (5, 4, 1, 2, 1, 3)
Vectors cannot be on the right side of the '/' operator.
Divide a by b and return the remainder of the result. This is also known as modulus division, or remainder division. If either a or b is a vector, this operation will immediately throw an error.
> c-v3 c 8 % 2
0
> c-v3 c (1, 2, 2) % 2
Vectors cannot be used with the '%' operator.
Add a and b.
> c-v3 c 1 + 1
2
> c-v3 c (3, 4, 2) + 2
(3, 4, 2) + 2
> c-v3 c (3, 4, 2) + (1, 2, 3)
(4, 6, 5)
Subtract b from a.
> c-v3 c 1 - 1
0
> c-v3 c (3, 4, 2) - 2
(3, 4, 2) - 2
> c-v3 c (3, 4, 2) - (1, 2, 3)
(2, 2, -1)
Returns true (1) if a is equal to b.
> c-v3 c 3 is 1 + 2
1
> c-v3 c (1, 1, 0) is (2 - 1, 1, 0)
1
Returns true (1) if a is not equal to b.
> c-v3 c 3 nis 1 + 2
0
> c-v3 c (3, 1, 4) nis (2, 1, 0)
1
Returns true (1) if a is approximately equal to b. The difference between them must be less than 1 * 10 ^ -6. For vectors, this operator will compare the x and y components separately.
This operator is intended to be used when comparing the results of certain mathematical operations that produce slightly imprecise results (like prime notation).
> c-v3 c 3.0000002 ais 3
1
> c-v3 c (3, 2, 0.9999999) ais (2.9999999, 2, 1)
1
Negates the behavior of the ais operator.
> c-v2 c 3 anis 3
0
> c-v2 c (5, 2, 0) anis (1, 0, 2)
1
Returns true (1) if a is greater than b.
> c-v3 c 3 > 2
1
Returns true (1) if a is less than b.
> c-v3 c 3 < 2
0
Returns true (1) if a is greater than or equal to b.
> c-v3 c 3 >= 2
1
> c-v3 c 4 >= 4
1
Returns true (1) if a is less than or equal to b.
> c-v3 c 3 <= 2
0
> c-v3 c 4 <= 4
1
Returns true if both a and b are truthy values.
> c-v3 c 3 and 4
1
> c-v3 c 3 and 0
0
Returns true if either a or b are truthy values.
> c-v3 c 3 or 4
1
> c-v3 c 3 or 0
1
> c-v3 c 0 or 0
0
Syntax for a three-dimensional three-component vector.
> c-v3 c (1, 2, 5)
(1, 2, 5)
Syntax for a three-dimensional six-component vector. Vectors of this kind are implicitly converted to their component form when used with other operations during evaluation.
> c-v3 c (1, 2, 5, 3, 2, 2)
(1, 2, 5, 3, 2, 2)
These constants will always be available everywhere in all of c-vector3's children commands.
i= (1, 0, 0)j= (0, 1, 0)k= (0, 0, 1)zero= (0, 0, 0)
Modified Vector2 functions
All c-vector2 functions as described here are available to use in c-vector2 calculate, and most of them have been adapted for use with c-vector3 calculate. There are some differences, however:
These functions that are available in c-vector2 calculate are not available in c-vector3 calculate(and have been replaced with similar functions):
These functions are unique to c-vector3 calculate:
Returns the z component of vector v.
> c-v3 c z(2i + j + k)
1
Returns the octant that vector v's component's head lies in. If the head is on the x-axis, 9 is returned. If the head is on the y-axis, 10 is returned. If the head is on the z-axis, 11 is returned.
This function serves as the replacement for c-vector2 calculate's quad(v) function.
> c-v3 c oct(2i + j + k)
1
> c-v3 c oct(k)
11
Returns the direction angle vector v makes with the x-axis.
This function, along with diry(v) and dirz(v), serves as the replacement for c-vector2 calculate's dir(v) function.
> c-v3 c dirx(k)
90
Returns the direction angle vector v makes with the y-axis.
This function, along with dirx(v) and dirz(v), serves as the replacement for c-vector2 calculate's dir(v) function.
> c-v3 c diry(i + j + k)
54.73561031724535
Returns the direction angle vector v makes with the z-axis.
This function, along with dirx(v) and diry(v), serves as the replacement for c-vector2 calculate's dir(v) function.
> c-v3 c dirz(i - j)
90
Returns the cross product of vectors v1 and v2.
> c-v3 c cross((3, 1, 4), (-2, 0, 5))
(5, -23, 2)