# Matrices

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matrices/8595>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 24, 2002, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matrices/8595 "2002-11-24T15:55:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![fez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ab992/32.png) [@fez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fez)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matrices/8595/1 "2002-11-24T15:55:59Z")

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just as the topics states, this is about matrices. in countless places (including ultrashock) i have seen 3d shapes drawn using 3 dimensional matrices…i dont know how this works. do you need any other porgram to do it? or can you just make a text file and make the matrix right there. more importantly, how do you do it? i would love to see a reply before i tear ALL my hair out

fex

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matrices/8595/2 "2002-11-25T12:08:20Z")

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A matrix is just a mathematical object composed of rows and columns. There’s not a way to “do” them in Flash, there are just practical ways to represent and use them. The most practical way being multidimensionnal arrays (for obvious reasons once you’ve understood that a matrix is just a table of numbers).

If you really want to get into matrixes, be sure that you have a good level of maths, that you like linear algebra (not likely) and find a good site on the subject (you can try Brandon Williams’ tutorials, they are VERY good).

pom :cowboy: