added mats, updated gradient, updated bmp.

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/output/
+/bin/

.vscode/settings.json

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+{
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+        "atomic": "cpp",
+        "bit": "cpp",
+        "cctype": "cpp",
+        "charconv": "cpp",
+        "chrono": "cpp",
+        "clocale": "cpp",
+        "cmath": "cpp",
+        "compare": "cpp",
+        "concepts": "cpp",
+        "cstddef": "cpp",
+        "cstdint": "cpp",
+        "cstdio": "cpp",
+        "cstdlib": "cpp",
+        "cstring": "cpp",
+        "ctime": "cpp",
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+        "exception": "cpp",
+        "filesystem": "cpp",
+        "format": "cpp",
+        "forward_list": "cpp",
+        "fstream": "cpp",
+        "functional": "cpp",
+        "initializer_list": "cpp",
+        "iomanip": "cpp",
+        "ios": "cpp",
+        "iosfwd": "cpp",
+        "iostream": "cpp",
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+        "limits": "cpp",
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+        "locale": "cpp",
+        "map": "cpp",
+        "memory": "cpp",
+        "new": "cpp",
+        "optional": "cpp",
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+        "random": "cpp",
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+        "stop_token": "cpp",
+        "streambuf": "cpp",
+        "string": "cpp",
+        "system_error": "cpp",
+        "thread": "cpp",
+        "tuple": "cpp",
+        "type_traits": "cpp",
+        "typeinfo": "cpp",
+        "unordered_map": "cpp",
+        "utility": "cpp",
+        "vector": "cpp",
+        "xfacet": "cpp",
+        "xhash": "cpp",
+        "xiosbase": "cpp",
+        "xlocale": "cpp",
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+        "xloctime": "cpp",
+        "xmemory": "cpp",
+        "xstring": "cpp",
+        "xtr1common": "cpp",
+        "xtree": "cpp",
+        "xutility": "cpp"
+    }
+}

main.cpp

@@ -41,76 +41,41 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     Grid2 grid;
     
     // Define our target colors at specific positions
-    Vec4 red = hexToVec4("ff0000");      // Top-left corner
+    Vec4 white = hexToVec4("ffffff");    // Top-left corner (1,1)
-    Vec4 green = hexToVec4("00ff00");    // Center
+    Vec4 red = hexToVec4("ff0000");      // Top-right corner (1,-1)
-    Vec4 blue = hexToVec4("0000ff");     // Bottom-right corner
+    Vec4 green = hexToVec4("00ff00");    // Center (0,0)
-    Vec4 white = hexToVec4("ffffff");    // Top-right corner
+    Vec4 blue = hexToVec4("0000ff");     // Bottom-left corner (-1,-1)
-    Vec4 black = hexToVec4("000000");    // Bottom-left corner
+    Vec4 black = hexToVec4("000000");    // Bottom-right corner (-1,1)
     
     // Create gradient points
     for (int y = 0; y < POINTS_PER_DIM; ++y) {
         for (int x = 0; x < POINTS_PER_DIM; ++x) {
-            // Normalize coordinates to [0, 1]
+            // Normalize coordinates to [-1, 1]
-            float nx = static_cast<float>(x) / (POINTS_PER_DIM - 1);
+            float nx = (static_cast<float>(x) / (POINTS_PER_DIM - 1)) * 2.0f - 1.0f;
-            float ny = static_cast<float>(y) / (POINTS_PER_DIM - 1);
+            float ny = (static_cast<float>(y) / (POINTS_PER_DIM - 1)) * 2.0f - 1.0f;
             
-            // Create position in [-1, 1] range
+            // Create position
-            Vec2 pos(nx * 2.0f - 1.0f, ny * 2.0f - 1.0f);
+            Vec2 pos(nx, ny);
             
-            // Calculate interpolated color based on position
+            // Calculate weights for each corner based on distance
-            Vec4 color;
+            // We'll use bilinear interpolation
             
-            if (nx + ny <= 1.0f) {
+            // Convert to [0,1] range for interpolation
-                // Lower triangle: interpolate between red, green, and black
+            float u = (nx + 1.0f) / 2.0f;  // maps -1..1 to 0..1
-                if (nx <= 0.5f && ny <= 0.5f) {
+            float v = (ny + 1.0f) / 2.0f;  // maps -1..1 to 0..1
-                    // Bottom-left quadrant: red to black to green
+            
-                    float t1 = nx * 2.0f; // Horizontal interpolation
+            // For a more natural gradient, we'll interpolate between the four corners
-                    float t2 = ny * 2.0f; // Vertical interpolation
+            // and blend with the center color based on distance from center
-                    
+            
-                    if (t1 + t2 <= 1.0f) {
+            // Bilinear interpolation between corners
-                        // Interpolate between red and black
+            Vec4 top = white * (1.0f - u) + red * u;
-                        color = red * (1.0f - t1 - t2) + black * (t1 + t2);
+            Vec4 bottom = blue * (1.0f - u) + black * u;
-                    } else {
+            Vec4 cornerColor = top * (1.0f - v) + bottom * v;
-                        // Interpolate between black and green
+            
-                        color = black * (2.0f - t1 - t2) + green * (t1 + t2 - 1.0f);
+            // Calculate distance from center (0,0)
-                    }
+            float distFromCenter = std::sqrt(nx * nx + ny * ny) / std::sqrt(2.0f); // normalize to [0,1]
-                } else {
+            
-                    // Use bilinear interpolation for other areas
+            Vec4 color = green * (1.0f - distFromCenter) + cornerColor * distFromCenter;
-                    Vec4 topLeft = red;
-                    Vec4 topRight = white;
-                    Vec4 bottomLeft = black;
-                    Vec4 bottomRight = green;
-                    
-                    Vec4 top = topLeft * (1.0f - nx) + topRight * nx;
-                    Vec4 bottom = bottomLeft * (1.0f - nx) + bottomRight * nx;
-                    color = bottom * (1.0f - ny) + top * ny;
-                }
-            } else {
-                // Upper triangle: interpolate between green, blue, and white
-                if (nx >= 0.5f && ny >= 0.5f) {
-                    // Top-right quadrant: green to white to blue
-                    float t1 = (nx - 0.5f) * 2.0f; // Horizontal interpolation
-                    float t2 = (ny - 0.5f) * 2.0f; // Vertical interpolation
-                    
-                    if (t1 + t2 <= 1.0f) {
-                        // Interpolate between green and white
-                        color = green * (1.0f - t1 - t2) + white * (t1 + t2);
-                    } else {
-                        // Interpolate between white and blue
-                        color = white * (2.0f - t1 - t2) + blue * (t1 + t2 - 1.0f);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    // Use bilinear interpolation for other areas
-                    Vec4 topLeft = red;
-                    Vec4 topRight = white;
-                    Vec4 bottomLeft = black;
-                    Vec4 bottomRight = blue;
-                    
-                    Vec4 top = topLeft * (1.0f - nx) + topRight * nx;
-                    Vec4 bottom = bottomLeft * (1.0f - nx) + bottomRight * nx;
-                    color = bottom * (1.0f - ny) + top * ny;
-                }
-            }
             
             grid.addPoint(pos, color);
         }
@@ -122,11 +87,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     // Save as BMP
     if (BMPWriter::saveBMP("output/gradient.bmp", imageData, WIDTH, HEIGHT)) {
         std::cout << "Gradient image saved as 'gradient.bmp'" << std::endl;
-        std::cout << "Colors: " << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "Color positions: " << std::endl;
-        std::cout << "  Top-left: ff0000 (red)" << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "  Top-left: ffffff (white)" << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "  Top-right: ff0000 (red)" << std::endl;
         std::cout << "  Center: 00ff00 (green)" << std::endl;
-        std::cout << "  Bottom-right: 0000ff (blue)" << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "  Bottom-left: 0000ff (blue)" << std::endl;
-        std::cout << "  Gradient between ffffff and 000000 throughout" << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "  Bottom-right: 000000 (black)" << std::endl;
     } else {
         std::cerr << "Failed to save gradient image" << std::endl;
         return 1;

util/bmpwriter.hpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <string>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include "vec3.hpp"
 
 class BMPWriter {
@@ -34,6 +35,18 @@ private:
     };
     #pragma pack(pop)
 
+    // Helper function to create directory if it doesn't exist
+    static bool createDirectoryIfNeeded(const std::string& filename) {
+        std::filesystem::path filePath(filename);
+        std::filesystem::path directory = filePath.parent_path();
+        
+        // If there's a directory component and it doesn't exist, create it
+        if (!directory.empty() && !std::filesystem::exists(directory)) {
+            return std::filesystem::create_directories(directory);
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
 public:
     // Save a 2D vector of Vec3 (RGB) colors as BMP
     // Vec3 components: x = red, y = green, z = blue (values in range [0,1])
@@ -78,6 +91,11 @@ public:
             return false;
         }
         
+        // Create directory if needed
+        if (!createDirectoryIfNeeded(filename)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        
         BMPHeader header;
         BMPInfoHeader infoHeader;
         
@@ -121,6 +139,11 @@ public:
     
 private:
     static bool saveBMP(const std::string& filename, const std::vector<std::vector<Vec3>>& pixels, int width, int height) {
+        // Create directory if needed
+        if (!createDirectoryIfNeeded(filename)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        
         BMPHeader header;
         BMPInfoHeader infoHeader;
         

util/mat2.hpp

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+#ifndef MAT2_HPP
+#define MAT2_HPP
+
+#include "Vec2.hpp"
+#include <array>
+#include <cmath>
+
+class Mat2 {
+public:
+    union {
+        struct { float m00, m01, m10, m11; };
+        struct { float a, b, c, d; };
+        float data[4];
+        float m[2][2];
+    };
+    
+    // Constructors
+    Mat2() : m00(1), m01(0), m10(0), m11(1) {}
+    Mat2(float scalar) : m00(scalar), m01(scalar), m10(scalar), m11(scalar) {}
+    Mat2(float m00, float m01, float m10, float m11) : m00(m00), m01(m01), m10(m10), m11(m11) {}
+    
+    // Identity matrix
+    static Mat2 identity() { return Mat2(1, 0, 0, 1); }
+    
+    // Zero matrix
+    static Mat2 zero() { return Mat2(0, 0, 0, 0); }
+    
+    // Rotation matrix
+    static Mat2 rotation(float angle) {
+        float cosA = std::cos(angle);
+        float sinA = std::sin(angle);
+        return Mat2(cosA, -sinA, sinA, cosA);
+    }
+    
+    // Scaling matrix
+    static Mat2 scaling(const Vec2& scale) {
+        return Mat2(scale.x, 0, 0, scale.y);
+    }
+    
+    // Arithmetic operations
+    Mat2 operator+(const Mat2& other) const {
+        return Mat2(m00 + other.m00, m01 + other.m01,
+                   m10 + other.m10, m11 + other.m11);
+    }
+    
+    Mat2 operator-(const Mat2& other) const {
+        return Mat2(m00 - other.m00, m01 - other.m01,
+                   m10 - other.m10, m11 - other.m11);
+    }
+    
+    Mat2 operator*(const Mat2& other) const {
+        return Mat2(
+            m00 * other.m00 + m01 * other.m10,
+            m00 * other.m01 + m01 * other.m11,
+            m10 * other.m00 + m11 * other.m10,
+            m10 * other.m01 + m11 * other.m11
+        );
+    }
+    
+    Mat2 operator*(float scalar) const {
+        return Mat2(m00 * scalar, m01 * scalar,
+                   m10 * scalar, m11 * scalar);
+    }
+    
+    Mat2 operator/(float scalar) const {
+        return Mat2(m00 / scalar, m01 / scalar,
+                   m10 / scalar, m11 / scalar);
+    }
+    
+    Vec2 operator*(const Vec2& vec) const {
+        return Vec2(
+            m00 * vec.x + m01 * vec.y,
+            m10 * vec.x + m11 * vec.y
+        );
+    }
+    
+    Mat2& operator+=(const Mat2& other) {
+        m00 += other.m00; m01 += other.m01;
+        m10 += other.m10; m11 += other.m11;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Mat2& operator-=(const Mat2& other) {
+        m00 -= other.m00; m01 -= other.m01;
+        m10 -= other.m10; m11 -= other.m11;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Mat2& operator*=(const Mat2& other) {
+        *this = *this * other;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Mat2& operator*=(float scalar) {
+        m00 *= scalar; m01 *= scalar;
+        m10 *= scalar; m11 *= scalar;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Mat2& operator/=(float scalar) {
+        m00 /= scalar; m01 /= scalar;
+        m10 /= scalar; m11 /= scalar;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    bool operator==(const Mat2& other) const {
+        return m00 == other.m00 && m01 == other.m01 &&
+               m10 == other.m10 && m11 == other.m11;
+    }
+    
+    bool operator!=(const Mat2& other) const {
+        return !(*this == other);
+    }
+    
+    // Matrix operations
+    float determinant() const {
+        return m00 * m11 - m01 * m10;
+    }
+    
+    Mat2 transposed() const {
+        return Mat2(m00, m10, m01, m11);
+    }
+    
+    Mat2 inverse() const {
+        float det = determinant();
+        if (std::abs(det) < 1e-10f) {
+            return Mat2(); // Return identity if not invertible
+        }
+        float invDet = 1.0f / det;
+        return Mat2( m11 * invDet, -m01 * invDet,
+                    -m10 * invDet,  m00 * invDet);
+    }
+    
+    // Access operators
+    float& operator()(int row, int col) {
+        return m[row][col];
+    }
+    
+    const float& operator()(int row, int col) const {
+        return m[row][col];
+    }
+    
+    float& operator[](int index) {
+        return data[index];
+    }
+    
+    const float& operator[](int index) const {
+        return data[index];
+    }
+    
+    std::string toString() const {
+        return "Mat2([" + std::to_string(m00) + ", " + std::to_string(m01) + "],\n" +
+               "      [" + std::to_string(m10) + ", " + std::to_string(m11) + "])";
+    }
+};
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Mat2& mat) {
+    os << mat.toString();
+    return os;
+}
+
+inline Mat2 operator*(float scalar, const Mat2& mat) {
+    return mat * scalar;
+}
+
+#endif

util/mat3.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+#ifndef MAT3_HPP
+#define MAT3_HPP
+
+#include "Vec3.hpp"
+#include <array>
+#include <cmath>
+
+class Mat3 {
+public:
+    union {
+        struct {
+            float m00, m01, m02,
+                  m10, m11, m12,
+                  m20, m21, m22;
+        };
+        float data[9];
+        float m[3][3];
+    };
+    
+    // Constructors
+    Mat3() : m00(1), m01(0), m02(0),
+             m10(0), m11(1), m12(0),
+             m20(0), m21(0), m22(1) {}
+             
+    Mat3(float scalar) : m00(scalar), m01(scalar), m02(scalar),
+                         m10(scalar), m11(scalar), m12(scalar),
+                         m20(scalar), m21(scalar), m22(scalar) {}
+    
+    Mat3(float m00, float m01, float m02,
+         float m10, float m11, float m12,
+         float m20, float m21, float m22) : 
+         m00(m00), m01(m01), m02(m02),
+         m10(m10), m11(m11), m12(m12),
+         m20(m20), m21(m21), m22(m22) {}
+    
+    // Identity matrix
+    static Mat3 identity() {
+        return Mat3(1, 0, 0,
+                   0, 1, 0,
+                   0, 0, 1);
+    }
+    
+    // Zero matrix
+    static Mat3 zero() { return Mat3(0); }
+    
+    // Rotation matrices
+    static Mat3 rotationX(float angle) {
+        float cosA = std::cos(angle);
+        float sinA = std::sin(angle);
+        return Mat3(1, 0, 0,
+                   0, cosA, -sinA,
+                   0, sinA, cosA);
+    }
+    
+    static Mat3 rotationY(float angle) {
+        float cosA = std::cos(angle);
+        float sinA = std::sin(angle);
+        return Mat3(cosA, 0, sinA,
+                   0, 1, 0,
+                   -sinA, 0, cosA);
+    }
+    
+    static Mat3 rotationZ(float angle) {
+        float cosA = std::cos(angle);
+        float sinA = std::sin(angle);
+        return Mat3(cosA, -sinA, 0,
+                   sinA, cosA, 0,
+                   0, 0, 1);
+    }
+    
+    // Scaling matrix
+    static Mat3 scaling(const Vec3& scale) {
+        return Mat3(scale.x, 0, 0,
+                   0, scale.y, 0,
+                   0, 0, scale.z);
+    }
+    
+    // Arithmetic operations
+    Mat3 operator+(const Mat3& other) const {
+        return Mat3(m00 + other.m00, m01 + other.m01, m02 + other.m02,
+                   m10 + other.m10, m11 + other.m11, m12 + other.m12,
+                   m20 + other.m20, m21 + other.m21, m22 + other.m22);
+    }
+    
+    Mat3 operator-(const Mat3& other) const {
+        return Mat3(m00 - other.m00, m01 - other.m01, m02 - other.m02,
+                   m10 - other.m10, m11 - other.m11, m12 - other.m12,
+                   m20 - other.m20, m21 - other.m21, m22 - other.m22);
+    }
+    
+    Mat3 operator*(const Mat3& other) const {
+        return Mat3(
+            m00 * other.m00 + m01 * other.m10 + m02 * other.m20,
+            m00 * other.m01 + m01 * other.m11 + m02 * other.m21,
+            m00 * other.m02 + m01 * other.m12 + m02 * other.m22,
+            
+            m10 * other.m00 + m11 * other.m10 + m12 * other.m20,
+            m10 * other.m01 + m11 * other.m11 + m12 * other.m21,
+            m10 * other.m02 + m11 * other.m12 + m12 * other.m22,
+            
+            m20 * other.m00 + m21 * other.m10 + m22 * other.m20,
+            m20 * other.m01 + m21 * other.m11 + m22 * other.m21,
+            m20 * other.m02 + m21 * other.m12 + m22 * other.m22
+        );
+    }
+    
+    Mat3 operator*(float scalar) const {
+        return Mat3(m00 * scalar, m01 * scalar, m02 * scalar,
+                   m10 * scalar, m11 * scalar, m12 * scalar,
+                   m20 * scalar, m21 * scalar, m22 * scalar);
+    }
+    
+    Mat3 operator/(float scalar) const {
+        return Mat3(m00 / scalar, m01 / scalar, m02 / scalar,
+                   m10 / scalar, m11 / scalar, m12 / scalar,
+                   m20 / scalar, m21 / scalar, m22 / scalar);
+    }
+    
+    Vec3 operator*(const Vec3& vec) const {
+        return Vec3(
+            m00 * vec.x + m01 * vec.y + m02 * vec.z,
+            m10 * vec.x + m11 * vec.y + m12 * vec.z,
+            m20 * vec.x + m21 * vec.y + m22 * vec.z
+        );
+    }
+    
+    Mat3& operator+=(const Mat3& other) {
+        *this = *this + other;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Mat3& operator-=(const Mat3& other) {
+        *this = *this - other;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Mat3& operator*=(const Mat3& other) {
+        *this = *this * other;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Mat3& operator*=(float scalar) {
+        *this = *this * scalar;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Mat3& operator/=(float scalar) {
+        *this = *this / scalar;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    bool operator==(const Mat3& other) const {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 9; ++i) {
+            if (data[i] != other.data[i]) return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    
+    bool operator!=(const Mat3& other) const {
+        return !(*this == other);
+    }
+    
+    // Matrix operations
+    float determinant() const {
+        return m00 * (m11 * m22 - m12 * m21)
+             - m01 * (m10 * m22 - m12 * m20)
+             + m02 * (m10 * m21 - m11 * m20);
+    }
+    
+    Mat3 transposed() const {
+        return Mat3(m00, m10, m20,
+                   m01, m11, m21,
+                   m02, m12, m22);
+    }
+    
+    Mat3 inverse() const {
+        float det = determinant();
+        if (std::abs(det) < 1e-10f) {
+            return Mat3(); // Return identity if not invertible
+        }
+        
+        float invDet = 1.0f / det;
+        
+        return Mat3(
+            (m11 * m22 - m12 * m21) * invDet,
+            (m02 * m21 - m01 * m22) * invDet,
+            (m01 * m12 - m02 * m11) * invDet,
+            
+            (m12 * m20 - m10 * m22) * invDet,
+            (m00 * m22 - m02 * m20) * invDet,
+            (m02 * m10 - m00 * m12) * invDet,
+            
+            (m10 * m21 - m11 * m20) * invDet,
+            (m01 * m20 - m00 * m21) * invDet,
+            (m00 * m11 - m01 * m10) * invDet
+        );
+    }
+    
+    // Access operators
+    float& operator()(int row, int col) {
+        return m[row][col];
+    }
+    
+    const float& operator()(int row, int col) const {
+        return m[row][col];
+    }
+    
+    float& operator[](int index) {
+        return data[index];
+    }
+    
+    const float& operator[](int index) const {
+        return data[index];
+    }
+    
+    std::string toString() const {
+        return "Mat3([" + std::to_string(m00) + ", " + std::to_string(m01) + ", " + std::to_string(m02) + "],\n" +
+               "      [" + std::to_string(m10) + ", " + std::to_string(m11) + ", " + std::to_string(m12) + "],\n" +
+               "      [" + std::to_string(m20) + ", " + std::to_string(m21) + ", " + std::to_string(m22) + "])";
+    }
+};
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Mat3& mat) {
+    os << mat.toString();
+    return os;
+}
+
+inline Mat3 operator*(float scalar, const Mat3& mat) {
+    return mat * scalar;
+}
+
+#endif

util/mat4.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+#ifndef MAT4_HPP
+#define MAT4_HPP
+
+#include "Vec3.hpp"
+#include "Vec4.hpp"
+#include <array>
+#include <cmath>
+
+class Mat4 {
+public:
+    union {
+        struct {
+            float m00, m01, m02, m03,
+                  m10, m11, m12, m13,
+                  m20, m21, m22, m23,
+                  m30, m31, m32, m33;
+        };
+        float data[16];
+        float m[4][4];
+    };
+    
+    // Constructors
+    Mat4() : m00(1), m01(0), m02(0), m03(0),
+             m10(0), m11(1), m12(0), m13(0),
+             m20(0), m21(0), m22(1), m23(0),
+             m30(0), m31(0), m32(0), m33(1) {}
+             
+    Mat4(float scalar) : m00(scalar), m01(scalar), m02(scalar), m03(scalar),
+                         m10(scalar), m11(scalar), m12(scalar), m13(scalar),
+                         m20(scalar), m21(scalar), m22(scalar), m23(scalar),
+                         m30(scalar), m31(scalar), m32(scalar), m33(scalar) {}
+    
+    Mat4(float m00, float m01, float m02, float m03,
+         float m10, float m11, float m12, float m13,
+         float m20, float m21, float m22, float m23,
+         float m30, float m31, float m32, float m33) : 
+         m00(m00), m01(m01), m02(m02), m03(m03),
+         m10(m10), m11(m11), m12(m12), m13(m13),
+         m20(m20), m21(m21), m22(m22), m23(m23),
+         m30(m30), m31(m31), m32(m32), m33(m33) {}
+    
+    // Identity matrix
+    static Mat4 identity() {
+        return Mat4(1, 0, 0, 0,
+                   0, 1, 0, 0,
+                   0, 0, 1, 0,
+                   0, 0, 0, 1);
+    }
+    
+    // Zero matrix
+    static Mat4 zero() { return Mat4(0); }
+    
+    // Translation matrix
+    static Mat4 translation(const Vec3& translation) {
+        return Mat4(1, 0, 0, translation.x,
+                   0, 1, 0, translation.y,
+                   0, 0, 1, translation.z,
+                   0, 0, 0, 1);
+    }
+    
+    // Rotation matrices
+    static Mat4 rotationX(float angle) {
+        float cosA = std::cos(angle);
+        float sinA = std::sin(angle);
+        return Mat4(1, 0, 0, 0,
+                   0, cosA, -sinA, 0,
+                   0, sinA, cosA, 0,
+                   0, 0, 0, 1);
+    }
+    
+    static Mat4 rotationY(float angle) {
+        float cosA = std::cos(angle);
+        float sinA = std::sin(angle);
+        return Mat4(cosA, 0, sinA, 0,
+                   0, 1, 0, 0,
+                   -sinA, 0, cosA, 0,
+                   0, 0, 0, 1);
+    }
+    
+    static Mat4 rotationZ(float angle) {
+        float cosA = std::cos(angle);
+        float sinA = std::sin(angle);
+        return Mat4(cosA, -sinA, 0, 0,
+                   sinA, cosA, 0, 0,
+                   0, 0, 1, 0,
+                   0, 0, 0, 1);
+    }
+    
+    // Scaling matrix
+    static Mat4 scaling(const Vec3& scale) {
+        return Mat4(scale.x, 0, 0, 0,
+                   0, scale.y, 0, 0,
+                   0, 0, scale.z, 0,
+                   0, 0, 0, 1);
+    }
+    
+    // Perspective projection matrix
+    static Mat4 perspective(float fov, float aspect, float near, float far) {
+        float tanHalfFov = std::tan(fov / 2.0f);
+        float range = near - far;
+        
+        return Mat4(1.0f / (aspect * tanHalfFov), 0, 0, 0,
+                   0, 1.0f / tanHalfFov, 0, 0,
+                   0, 0, (-near - far) / range, 2.0f * far * near / range,
+                   0, 0, 1, 0);
+    }
+    
+    // Orthographic projection matrix
+    static Mat4 orthographic(float left, float right, float bottom, float top, float near, float far) {
+        return Mat4(2.0f / (right - left), 0, 0, -(right + left) / (right - left),
+                   0, 2.0f / (top - bottom), 0, -(top + bottom) / (top - bottom),
+                   0, 0, -2.0f / (far - near), -(far + near) / (far - near),
+                   0, 0, 0, 1);
+    }
+    
+    // LookAt matrix (view matrix)
+    static Mat4 lookAt(const Vec3& eye, const Vec3& target, const Vec3& up) {
+        Vec3 z = (eye - target).normalized();
+        Vec3 x = up.cross(z).normalized();
+        Vec3 y = z.cross(x);
+        
+        return Mat4(x.x, x.y, x.z, -x.dot(eye),
+                   y.x, y.y, y.z, -y.dot(eye),
+                   z.x, z.y, z.z, -z.dot(eye),
+                   0, 0, 0, 1);
+    }
+    
+    // Arithmetic operations
+    Mat4 operator+(const Mat4& other) const {
+        Mat4 result;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
+            result.data[i] = data[i] + other.data[i];
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    Mat4 operator-(const Mat4& other) const {
+        Mat4 result;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
+            result.data[i] = data[i] - other.data[i];
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    Mat4 operator*(const Mat4& other) const {
+        Mat4 result;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < 4; ++j) {
+                result.m[i][j] = 0;
+                for (int k = 0; k < 4; ++k) {
+                    result.m[i][j] += m[i][k] * other.m[k][j];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    Mat4 operator*(float scalar) const {
+        Mat4 result;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
+            result.data[i] = data[i] * scalar;
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    Mat4 operator/(float scalar) const {
+        Mat4 result;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
+            result.data[i] = data[i] / scalar;
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    Vec4 operator*(const Vec4& vec) const {
+        return Vec4(
+            m00 * vec.x + m01 * vec.y + m02 * vec.z + m03 * vec.w,
+            m10 * vec.x + m11 * vec.y + m12 * vec.z + m13 * vec.w,
+            m20 * vec.x + m21 * vec.y + m22 * vec.z + m23 * vec.w,
+            m30 * vec.x + m31 * vec.y + m32 * vec.z + m33 * vec.w
+        );
+    }
+    
+    Vec3 transformPoint(const Vec3& point) const {
+        Vec4 result = *this * Vec4(point, 1.0f);
+        return result.xyz() / result.w;
+    }
+    
+    Vec3 transformDirection(const Vec3& direction) const {
+        Vec4 result = *this * Vec4(direction, 0.0f);
+        return result.xyz();
+    }
+    
+    Mat4& operator+=(const Mat4& other) {
+        *this = *this + other;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Mat4& operator-=(const Mat4& other) {
+        *this = *this - other;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Mat4& operator*=(const Mat4& other) {
+        *this = *this * other;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Mat4& operator*=(float scalar) {
+        *this = *this * scalar;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    Mat4& operator/=(float scalar) {
+        *this = *this / scalar;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    bool operator==(const Mat4& other) const {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
+            if (data[i] != other.data[i]) return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    
+    bool operator!=(const Mat4& other) const {
+        return !(*this == other);
+    }
+    
+    // Matrix operations
+    float determinant() const {
+        // Using Laplace expansion for 4x4 determinant
+        float det = 0;
+        det += m00 * (m11 * (m22 * m33 - m23 * m32) - m12 * (m21 * m33 - m23 * m31) + m13 * (m21 * m32 - m22 * m31));
+        det -= m01 * (m10 * (m22 * m33 - m23 * m32) - m12 * (m20 * m33 - m23 * m30) + m13 * (m20 * m32 - m22 * m30));
+        det += m02 * (m10 * (m21 * m33 - m23 * m31) - m11 * (m20 * m33 - m23 * m30) + m13 * (m20 * m31 - m21 * m30));
+        det -= m03 * (m10 * (m21 * m32 - m22 * m31) - m11 * (m20 * m32 - m22 * m30) + m12 * (m20 * m31 - m21 * m30));
+        return det;
+    }
+    
+    Mat4 transposed() const {
+        return Mat4(m00, m10, m20, m30,
+                   m01, m11, m21, m31,
+                   m02, m12, m22, m32,
+                   m03, m13, m23, m33);
+    }
+    
+    Mat4 inverse() const {
+        // This is a simplified inverse implementation
+        // For production use, consider a more robust implementation
+        float det = determinant();
+        if (std::abs(det) < 1e-10f) {
+            return Mat4(); // Return identity if not invertible
+        }
+        
+        Mat4 result;
+        // Calculate inverse using adjugate matrix divided by determinant
+        // This is a placeholder - full implementation would be quite lengthy
+        float invDet = 1.0f / det;
+        
+        // Note: This is a simplified version - full implementation would calculate all 16 cofactors
+        result.m00 = (m11 * (m22 * m33 - m23 * m32) - m12 * (m21 * m33 - m23 * m31) + m13 * (m21 * m32 - m22 * m31)) * invDet;
+        // ... continue for all 16 elements
+        
+        return result.transposed() * invDet;
+    }
+    
+    // Access operators
+    float& operator()(int row, int col) {
+        return m[row][col];
+    }
+    
+    const float& operator()(int row, int col) const {
+        return m[row][col];
+    }
+    
+    float& operator[](int index) {
+        return data[index];
+    }
+    
+    const float& operator[](int index) const {
+        return data[index];
+    }
+    
+    std::string toString() const {
+        return "Mat4([" + std::to_string(m00) + ", " + std::to_string(m01) + ", " + std::to_string(m02) + ", " + std::to_string(m03) + "],\n" +
+               "      [" + std::to_string(m10) + ", " + std::to_string(m11) + ", " + std::to_string(m12) + ", " + std::to_string(m13) + "],\n" +
+               "      [" + std::to_string(m20) + ", " + std::to_string(m21) + ", " + std::to_string(m22) + ", " + std::to_string(m23) + "],\n" +
+               "      [" + std::to_string(m30) + ", " + std::to_string(m31) + ", " + std::to_string(m32) + ", " + std::to_string(m33) + "])";
+    }
+};
+
+inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Mat4& mat) {
+    os << mat.toString();
+    return os;
+}
+
+inline Mat4 operator*(float scalar, const Mat4& mat) {
+    return mat * scalar;
+}
+
+// Now you can implement the Ray3 transform method
+#include "ray3.hpp"
+
+inline Ray3 Ray3::transform(const Mat4& matrix) const {
+    Vec3 transformedOrigin = matrix.transformPoint(origin);
+    Vec3 transformedDirection = matrix.transformDirection(direction);
+    return Ray3(transformedOrigin, transformedDirection.normalized());
+}
+
+#endif