Cross
2D/3D• Cross[vector1, vector2] returns the cross product of the direction vectors of the two Mech vector objects. • In Modeler2D, Cross returns a scalar.
• In Modeler3D, Cross returns a vector.
• Mech's overloading of the built-in Cross symbol has no effect on its usage in other Mathematica code.
• See also: Cross, Direction, Dot, Magnitude, SkewSym, Unit. Further Examples Load the Modeler2D package. The cross product of two 2D vectors is defined as a scalar by Mech. This is really the Z component of the cross product {a, b, 0} {c, d, 0}.
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Cross can handle Mech vector objects directly, and take advantage of possible simplifications. Consider the cross product of two vectors in the same local reference frame.
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Dot can also handle Mech vector objects directly for the same advantage.
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