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NAME
xf - begin or end transformation context
SYNOPSIS
xf
[
transform
]
DESCRIPTION
If a set of
transform
arguments are given, we push a new transformation context onto the
stack.
If the
xf
keyword is given by itself, then we pop the last transformation
context off the stack.
The total transformation in effect at any given time is
computed by prepending each set subcontext arguments onto those of
its enclosing context.
This and other details about transformation specifications
are explained in some detail in section 2.2.2.
The following transformation flags and
parameters are defined:
- -t dx dy dz
- translate objects along the given vector
- -rx degrees
- rotate objects about the X-axis
- -ry degrees
- rotate objects about the Y-axis
- -rz degrees
- rotate objects about the Z-axis
- -s scalefactor
- scale objects by the given factor
- -mx
- mirror objects about the Y-Z plane
- -my
- mirror objects about the X-Z plane
- -mz
- mirror objects about the X-Y plane
- -i N
- repeat the following arguments N times
- -a N
- make an array of N geometric instances
EXAMPLE
# Create 3x5 array of evenly-spaced spheres (grid size = 3)
v vc =
p 0 0 0
xf -t 1 1 10 -a 3 -t 3 0 0 -a 5 -t 0 3 0
sph vc .5
xf
SEE ALSO
i,
ies,
o