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+/*
+ * Simple Mechanics Simulator (SiMS)
+ * copyright (c) 2009 Jakob Odersky
+ * made available under the MIT License
+*/
+
+package sims.util
+
+import sims.geometry._
+import sims.dynamics._
+
+/**Utility functions for comfortable positioning of bodies.*/
+object Positioning {
+  
+  implicit def int2RelativeVector(x: Int): RelativeVector = new RelativeVector(x, 0)
+  implicit def double2RelativeVector(x: Double): RelativeVector = new RelativeVector(x, 0)
+  implicit def vector2RelativeVector(v: Vector2D): RelativeVector = new RelativeVector(v.x, v.y)
+  implicit def polar2Carthesian(p: Polar): Vector2D = p.toCarthesian
+  implicit def polar2RelativeVector(p: Polar): RelativeVector = vector2RelativeVector(p.toCarthesian)
+  
+  def position(s: Shape)(a: Vector2D) = {
+    s.pos = a
+  }
+}