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AE2DIR(nged)

NAME

ae2dir - Returns the direction vector using the provided azimuth and elevation (AE).

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SYNOPSIS

ae2dir [-i] {azimuth} {elevation}

DESCRIPTION

Returns the direction vector using the provided azimuth and elevation as input. If the -i option is used the commmand will return the inverse directional vector.

EXAMPLES

The example shows the use of the ae2dir command to get the direction vector.

Example 1. Find the direction vector using the provided azimuth and elevation.

mged>ae2dir 35 25

Returns the direction vector using an azimuth of 35 and elevation of 25.

SEE ALSO

view(nged), viewdir(nged), dir2ae(nged), and qvrot(nged)

AUTHOR

BRL-CAD Team

BUG REPORTS

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to devs@brlcad.org