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<refmeta>
  <refentrytitle>PUTMAT</refentrytitle>
  <manvolnum>nged</manvolnum>
  <refmiscinfo class="source">BRL-CAD</refmiscinfo>
  <refmiscinfo class="manual">BRL-CAD User Commands</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>

<refnamediv xml:id="name">
  <refname>putmat</refname>
  <refpurpose>Replaces the existing transformation matrix in the
combination specified that corresponds to the member specified.
   </refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

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<refsynopsisdiv xml:id="synopsis">
  <cmdsynopsis sepchar=" ">
    <command>putmat</command>    
    
    <arg choice="req" rep="norepeat"><replaceable>comb_name/member_name</replaceable></arg>
	<group choice="req" rep="norepeat">
       <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat">I</arg>
       <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat">m0 m1 m2 m3 ... m16</arg>
     </group>
  </cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsection xml:id="description"><info><title>DESCRIPTION</title></info>
  
  <para>Replaces the existing transformation matrix in the combination specified that corresponds to the member 	specified. The transformation matrix may be specified with an I to indicate the identity matrix, or it 	may be specified as 16 elements listed row-by-row. The <command>copymat</command> command allows the user
	to copy an existing transformation matrix.
   </para>
</refsection>

<refsection xml:id="examples"><info><title>EXAMPLES</title></info>
  
  <para>The example shows the use of the <command>putmat</command> command to set the transformation matrix for 	a specified region in a specified group to the identity matrix.
  </para>
         
  <example><info><title>Set the transformation matrix for a specified region in a specified group to the identity matrix.
</title></info>
    
    <para>
      <prompt>mged&gt;</prompt><userinput>putmat group1/regiona I</userinput>
    </para>
    <para>Sets the transformation matrix for <emphasis>regiona</emphasis> in <emphasis>group1</emphasis> to the 	identity matrix.
    </para>
  </example>
 
</refsection>

<info><corpauthor>BRL-CAD Team</corpauthor></info>

<refsection xml:id="bug_reports"><info><title>BUG REPORTS</title></info>
  
  <para>
    Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic
    mail to &lt;devs@brlcad.org&gt;, or via the "cadbug.sh" script.
  </para>
</refsection>
</refentry>
