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what's difference between a vertex and vector?
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Lame question I guess, but if someone can make the distinction for me I''d be happy again
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I believe vertex is the origin of a function such as
when you graph y=x^2 the vertex would be (0,0). And a vector is something that has a magnitude and a direction.
I could be wrong but that is what I think.
when you graph y=x^2 the vertex would be (0,0). And a vector is something that has a magnitude and a direction.
I could be wrong but that is what I think.
to combine the already correct previous posts:
a "vertex" is what is commonly known as a point in space, though that is not the technical defn, i don''t think.
and a "vector" has magnitude and direction.
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a "vertex" is what is commonly known as a point in space, though that is not the technical defn, i don''t think.
and a "vector" has magnitude and direction.
crazy166
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A vertex is just a point in space, (10, 3, -42) for example. A vector on the other hand has direction and length. So if we have (10, 3, -42) and treat it as a vector it has a direction, it points to the right, up and into the screen(in OpenGL's coordinate system). That vector also has a length of 43.278170 which tells you how long the vector is. When you normalize a vector you will get a unit vector, a vector whose length is 1. Hope this helps.
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Edited by - Nate on October 4, 2000 3:36:19 PM
Nate Miller
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Edited by - Nate on October 4, 2000 3:36:19 PM
A vertex is the point where two line meet, yes, and a vector is similar to a ray, with origin, direction, and magnitude.
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so you define them as the following?
the_vertex[2] floatx,floaty,floatz
the_vector vertex[0],vertex[1]
is this correct, i''m still confusing myself sorry.
the_vertex[2] floatx,floaty,floatz
the_vector vertex[0],vertex[1]
is this correct, i''m still confusing myself sorry.
A vertex and a vector can use the same structure(float x, float y, float z). The distinction between vertex and vector depends on how you use the structure.
Nate Miller
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Nate Miller
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A vertex is a point. Just a point nothing else.
Whereas a vector has a direction and length.
Think of a vector as a force.
But most of the time you can interchange the two and get the same results. But keeping them separated when thinking about them helps keep you sane
So when coding/implementing use tons of typedefs and don''t recycle your structures...
ie typedef point vector
Whereas a vector has a direction and length.
Think of a vector as a force.
But most of the time you can interchange the two and get the same results. But keeping them separated when thinking about them helps keep you sane
So when coding/implementing use tons of typedefs and don''t recycle your structures...
ie typedef point vector
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