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Assign to a vector variable
You can assign a literal vector value or another vector variable to a vector variable. Enclose a literal vector value in double angle brackets.
vector $top_velocity = <<2,2,5>>;
This assigns the vector $top_velocity the value <<2,2,5>>.
vector $temp;
$temp = $top_velocity;
This assigns the value of vector variable $top_velocity to the vector variable $temp.