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From: "Linda J. Hodge" <hodgke@earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: vectored bullets code sample
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 11:17:59 -0800
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This is the function that performs the movement of the model. 




void AdvanceModel (GsCOORDINATE2 *gsObjectCoord, SVECTOR *rotateVector,
                                                long *speed, int nD)
{
         
        MATRIX *matTmp;
        SVECTOR startVector;
        SVECTOR currentDirection;
if(nD!=0){
       startVector.vx = 0; startVector.vy = 0; startVector.vz = ONE;
       RotMatrix(rotateVector, matTmp);
       ApplyMatrixSV(matTmp, &startVector, &currentDirection);
        gsObjectCoord->coord.t[0] +=(currentDirection.vx * 
nD)/4096;            gsObjectCoord->coord.t[1] +=(currentDirection.vy * 
nD)/4096;            gsObjectCoord->coord.t[2] +=(currentDirection.vz * 
nD)/4096;            gsObjectCoord->flg = 0;
        }       
}
Lewis this code works in all the other models to propel the object
forward.I dont really know how to make the bullet in the center of the
car,but i think maybe from the knowledge you just told me it would be
somethin like this:         thebullet.gsObjectcoord.coord.m[0][2]
=                                   thecar.gsObjectCoord.coord.m[0][2];
 frmo looking at the code it looks like it puts the matrix of the bullet
 to the car's matrix.Is that correct?go easy on me.
-Austin