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From: Phil Gooch <philg@nospam.easynet.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: What is a normal?
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:41:40 +0100
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Thanks to everyone who replied. I understand now.

Daft questions follow:

If the PSX precalculates them, do I need to know about them? And if I do, how do I
get hold of a polygon's normal? And should they be normalised? If not, how long
should they be?

Thanks

Phil