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perpendicularTo

Syntax

vector1.perpendicularTo(vector2)

Description

3D vector command; returns a vector perpendicular to both the original vector and a second vector (vector2). This command is equivalent to the vector crossProduct command. See crossProduct().

Example

In this example, pos1 is a vector on the x axis and pos2 is a vector on the y axis. The value returned by pos1.perpendicularTo(pos2) is vector( 0.0000, 0.0000, 1.00000e4 ). The last two lines of the example show the vector which is perpendicular to both pos1 and pos2.

pos1 = vector(100, 0, 0)
pos2 = vector(0, 100, 0)
put pos1.perpendicularTo(pos2)
-- vector( 0.0000, 0.0000, 1.00000e4 )

See also

crossProduct(), cross