How to create a list of six unit vectors in 3D?











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I want to have a list {{1,0,0},{0,1,0},{0,0,1},{-1,0,0},{0,-1,0},{0,0,-1}}. How to generate it smartly?






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      I want to have a list {{1,0,0},{0,1,0},{0,0,1},{-1,0,0},{0,-1,0},{0,0,-1}}. How to generate it smartly?






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      I want to have a list {{1,0,0},{0,1,0},{0,0,1},{-1,0,0},{0,-1,0},{0,0,-1}}. How to generate it smartly?






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          Perhaps this



          Join[IdentityMatrix[3], -IdentityMatrix[3]]
          
(*  {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}  *)





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            I like the variant Join[#, -#] &@IdentityMatrix[3]
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            @mikado Yeah, I thought of that, but too much top-row-shift typing for my podgy fingers compared to I-d--<kbd>return</kbd>... :)
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          Join@@(Permutations[#]&/@{#,-#}&@{1,0,0})



          {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}







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            UnitVector:



            Join[#, -#] &@(UnitVector[3, #] & /@ Range[3])
            




            {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}






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              Join[IdentityMatrix[3], -IdentityMatrix[3]]
              
(*  {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}  *)





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              • +1: Good one! Thanks!
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                I like the variant Join[#, -#] &@IdentityMatrix[3]
                – mikado
                Nov 30 at 16:53






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                @mikado Yeah, I thought of that, but too much top-row-shift typing for my podgy fingers compared to I-d--<kbd>return</kbd>... :)
                – Michael E2
                Nov 30 at 17:04















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              Join[IdentityMatrix[3], -IdentityMatrix[3]]
              
(*  {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}  *)





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              • +1: Good one! Thanks!
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              • 1




                I like the variant Join[#, -#] &@IdentityMatrix[3]
                – mikado
                Nov 30 at 16:53






              • 1




                @mikado Yeah, I thought of that, but too much top-row-shift typing for my podgy fingers compared to I-d--<kbd>return</kbd>... :)
                – Michael E2
                Nov 30 at 17:04













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              Join[IdentityMatrix[3], -IdentityMatrix[3]]
              
(*  {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}  *)





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              Perhaps this



              Join[IdentityMatrix[3], -IdentityMatrix[3]]
              
(*  {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}  *)






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              • +1: Good one! Thanks!
                – Artificial Stupidity
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              • 1




                I like the variant Join[#, -#] &@IdentityMatrix[3]
                – mikado
                Nov 30 at 16:53






              • 1




                @mikado Yeah, I thought of that, but too much top-row-shift typing for my podgy fingers compared to I-d--<kbd>return</kbd>... :)
                – Michael E2
                Nov 30 at 17:04


















              • +1: Good one! Thanks!
                – Artificial Stupidity
                Nov 30 at 15:23






              • 1




                I like the variant Join[#, -#] &@IdentityMatrix[3]
                – mikado
                Nov 30 at 16:53






              • 1




                @mikado Yeah, I thought of that, but too much top-row-shift typing for my podgy fingers compared to I-d--<kbd>return</kbd>... :)
                – Michael E2
                Nov 30 at 17:04
















              +1: Good one! Thanks!
              – Artificial Stupidity
              Nov 30 at 15:23




              +1: Good one! Thanks!
              – Artificial Stupidity
              Nov 30 at 15:23




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              I like the variant Join[#, -#] &@IdentityMatrix[3]
              – mikado
              Nov 30 at 16:53




              I like the variant Join[#, -#] &@IdentityMatrix[3]
              – mikado
              Nov 30 at 16:53




              1




              1




              @mikado Yeah, I thought of that, but too much top-row-shift typing for my podgy fingers compared to I-d--<kbd>return</kbd>... :)
              – Michael E2
              Nov 30 at 17:04




              @mikado Yeah, I thought of that, but too much top-row-shift typing for my podgy fingers compared to I-d--<kbd>return</kbd>... :)
              – Michael E2
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              Join@@(Permutations[#]&/@{#,-#}&@{1,0,0})



              {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}







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                {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}







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                  {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}







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                  Join@@(Permutations[#]&/@{#,-#}&@{1,0,0})



                  {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}








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                      UnitVector:



                      Join[#, -#] &@(UnitVector[3, #] & /@ Range[3])
                      




                      {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}






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                        UnitVector:



                        Join[#, -#] &@(UnitVector[3, #] & /@ Range[3])
                        




                        {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}






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                          UnitVector:



                          Join[#, -#] &@(UnitVector[3, #] & /@ Range[3])
                          




                          {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}






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                          UnitVector:



                          Join[#, -#] &@(UnitVector[3, #] & /@ Range[3])
                          




                          {{1, 0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}, {0, 0, 1}, {-1, 0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}, {0, 0, -1}}







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