Function calculate_unit_vector

src/ext/makerbot_driver/Gcode/Utils.py:211–231

Calculate the unit vector of a given 5D vector @param list vector: A 5D vector @return list: The 5D equivalent of the vector

(vector)

def calculate_unit_vector(vector):
    """ Calculate the unit vector of a given 5D vector

    @param list vector: A 5D vector
    @return list: The 5D equivalent of the vector
    """
    if len(vector) != 5:
        raise makerbot_driver.errors.PointLengthError(
            "Expected list of length 5, got length %i" % (len(vector)))

    magnitude = calculate_vector_magnitude(vector)

    # Check if this is a null vector
    if magnitude == 0:
        return [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

    unitVector = []
    for val in vector:
        unitVector.append(val / magnitude)

    return unitVector


def get_safe_feedrate(displacement_vector, max_feedrates, target_feedrate):