On 2004-12-14 (11:18) Miguel wrote: >Tim wrote: >>while I'm digesting this, a quick question: >> >>are the boundingbox dimensions only calculated when 'set boundingbox >>on' is called? > >Good question. > >The answer is .... mostly. > >But if you want to know the dimensions you can turn it on and then >turn it back off. > >*** 2 minutes later *** > >Your question spurred a good thing. > >Here is the new proposal, because this is essentially the way that I >do it internally. > >I could/should return to you the center of the boundbox and then the >*vector* to the corner of the boundbox. > >With that vector you can add/subtract from the center to get the >corner points if you want to. > >You can also double the components of that vector in order to >calculate the lengths. > >(centerX,centerY,centerZ) >(cornerVectorX,cornerVectorY,cornerVectorZ) > > >The length along the x side is 2*cornerVectorX. > > >You need to do more arithmetic, but you don't have to do nearly as >much parsing. > >Q: What do you think? >
this sounds much better. math is easier/better than parsing. plus it dramatically reduces the length of the returned string. thanks, Miguel! tim -- Timothy Driscoll molvisions - see, grasp, learn. <http://www.molvisions.com/> usa:north carolina:wake forest "Who, my friend, can scale heaven?" - Sumer (from Gilgamesh) ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
