Vector functions: Fix vector.direction() function, improve documentation (#6801)

vector.direction() now returns a normalised vector with direction p1 to p2.
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paramat 2017-12-21 19:57:42 +00:00 committed by Nils Dagsson Moskopp
parent e0d7a27298
commit dd112ad6ea
Signed by: erle
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1 changed files with 5 additions and 26 deletions

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@ -63,34 +63,13 @@ function vector.distance(a, b)
end
function vector.direction(pos1, pos2)
local x_raw = pos2.x - pos1.x
local y_raw = pos2.y - pos1.y
local z_raw = pos2.z - pos1.z
local x_abs = math.abs(x_raw)
local y_abs = math.abs(y_raw)
local z_abs = math.abs(z_raw)
if x_abs >= y_abs and
x_abs >= z_abs then
y_raw = y_raw * (1 / x_abs)
z_raw = z_raw * (1 / x_abs)
x_raw = x_raw / x_abs
end
if y_abs >= x_abs and
y_abs >= z_abs then
x_raw = x_raw * (1 / y_abs)
z_raw = z_raw * (1 / y_abs)
y_raw = y_raw / y_abs
end
if z_abs >= y_abs and
z_abs >= x_abs then
x_raw = x_raw * (1 / z_abs)
y_raw = y_raw * (1 / z_abs)
z_raw = z_raw / z_abs
end
return {x=x_raw, y=y_raw, z=z_raw}
return vector.normalize({
x = pos2.x - pos1.x,
y = pos2.y - pos1.y,
z = pos2.z - pos1.z
})
end
function vector.add(a, b)
if type(b) == "table" then
return {x = a.x + b.x,