@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 local fn = {}
 
 fn.vsep = function(vec) -- separate a vector into a direction + magnitude
-	local magnitude = math.max(math.abs(vec.x), math.abs(vec.y), math.abs(vec.z))
-	local inv = 1 / magnitude
-	return vector.multiply(vec,inv), magnitude
+	return vec:normalize(), vec:length()
 end
 
 fn.vdcomp = function(dist,v1,v2) -- compare the distance between two points
 	-- (cheaper than calculating distance outright)