Multiplying vectors and matrices

There are two commands to multiply a matrix and a vector, vectrans and coordtrans. They assume the vector is in column form and premultiply the matrix to the vector. If the vector contains four numbers, the two commands are identical. If the vector has three elements, a fourth is added; a 0 for vectrans and a 1 for coordtrans. The difference is that vectors are not affected by translations during transformations, while coordinates are.

• (C++) vectrans m v - Multiple the matrix m with the vector v (length 4); returns a vector
• coordtrans m v - Multiple the matrix m with the coordinate v (length 3); returns a vector

Examples:
vmd > vectrans [transaxis z 90] {1 0 0}
-3.67321e-06 1.0 0.0
vmd > vectrans [transvecinv {-3 4 -12}] {-3 4 -12}
13.0 -1.8e-05 5.8e-05