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Vector Normalization

Started by MrWendell1982 May 22, 2003 at 4:58 AM 0 replies 450+ views
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MrWendell1982
MrWendell1982
Hi, Can anyone explain to me WHY it is necessary to normalize vectors in 3D graphics? For example, why do we use the unit normal and why do we normalize reflection vectors? Many Thanks
steg
steg
Maybe cos we just want the direction and by normalising a vector we reduce it''s length to one, which means in a lot of equations we can remove this from the equation.

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Steve


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