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+%% 2011 Adapted to Octave by Juan Pablo Carbajal <carbajal@ifi.uzh.ch>
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+%% -*- texinfo -*-
+%% @deftypefn {Function File} {@var{T} = } createHomothecy (@var{point}, @var{ratio})
+%% Create the the 3x3 matrix of an homothetic transform.
+%
+% @var{point} is the center of the homothecy, @var{ratio} is its factor.
+%
+% @seealso{transforms2d, transformPoint, createTranslation}
+%% @end deftypefn
+
+function trans = createHomothecy(point, ratio)
+
+ % extract coordinate of center
+ x0 = point(:,1);
+ y0 = point(:,2);
+
+ % compute coefficients of the matrix
+ m00 = ratio;
+ m01 = 0;
+ m02 = x0*(1-ratio);
+ m10 = 0;
+ m11 = ratio;
+ m12 = y0*(1-ratio);
+
+ % create transformation
+ trans = [m00 m01 m02; m10 m11 m12; 0 0 1];
+
+endfunction
+