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ofDrawArrow not drawn correctly
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Description
If I draw an arrow using ofDrawArrow I don't see the head at the end of the arrow. It just draws a line.
//--------------------------------------------------------------
void ofApp::draw(){
ofDrawArrow(glm::vec3(100, 100, 0), glm::vec3(300, 300, 0), 500);
}
So I tried to increase the size of the head to 500 and here's what I got.

As you can see, the head is not correctly translated.
Original post from the forum: https://forum.openframeworks.cc/t/ofdrawarrow-not-drawn-correctly/30896/1
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Research direction
Start by locating the implementation of ofDrawArrow and reproduce the issue with the ofDrawArrow(glm::vec3(100, 100, 0), glm::vec3(300, 300, 0), 500) example. Check the arrowhead's translation relative to the line direction, then verify that the head appears correctly aligned at the endpoint for the reported case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- computer-graphics
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100