i have several thousand Cartesian coordinated separated into two groups. The location of the two groups are relative to each other. I have created a new model for one of the groups and I would like to update the coordinates of one group but keep its same relative location to the first group. How do I systematically transpose one groups coordinates over another groups coordinates. (Please if possible be specific. I really need to do this not just think about possible solutions.)
Files
old correct: http://www.mediafire.com/?b2gt9w3ueul62tp
new http://www.mediafire.com/?1q41o66uc0m4wdj
1st column relative id, 2nd column set identifier A and B do not move C moves, 3rd-6th corordiantes
from new:
15983 C 1.462 0.019 -0.001
15984 C 2.013 1.439 -0.001
15985 C 3.091 1.697 0.534
15986 C 1.997 -0.752 -1.21
....
needs to move and tilt to
15983 C 129.1 -3.714 83.947
15984 C 128.949 -2.886 85.217
15985 C 129.062 -3.407 86.326
15986 C 130.522 -3.577 83.397
15987 C 130.826 -4.508 82.244
maintaining the new structure
i'm looking for a way to find a vector x that i can find inside old C which I can multiply by the matrix new C (where Cs are not perfectly equal) but the results only need to be accurate to a few degrees of freedom. I just don't know how to find this matrix. :)
Since the matrix which needs to be chagned is set at 0 as the first element. I could add the minimum vector to each element and it gets me to the begining of the proposed position. Now I need to rotate the plot so that it is oriented the same as before.
How do I calculate the rotation change needed and change the rotation of several points?
