Re: [Visualpython-users] Box not centered

[Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...>]

Take the average of the two points to get the position:

a = vector(-1,0,0)
b = vector(1,0,0)
y = vector(0,2,0)
cylinder(pos=a+y, axis=b-a)
box(pos=(a+b)/2, axis=b-a)

Doug Mair wrote:
> When using a box in VPython, pos specifies the center of the entire box.
> 
> I'm trying to draw a box given two points.
> 
> This works for Cylinder, but not box:
> 
>     cylinder(pos=point1, axis=point2-point1)
>     box(pos=point1, axis=point2-point1)
> 
> How do I get the box to match the cylinder?
> 
> Thanks,
> -Doug
> 
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