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Example of using macros in Part Maker to reduce repetition.
    `Example of using macros in Part Maker to reduce repetition:
    `A barge carrying 180 bottles in its hold.
    
    proj bottles
    
    enter pm
    create hull
    ends 0 100
    top 20
    bot 0
    out 17
    /
    create hold.c
    ends 25 75
    fit hull\hull.c
    /
    create bottle.c
    cyl 0 0 0  10 0 0  3
    /
    macro b
    create b%1.c
    shape bottle.c
    vector %2 %3 %4
    //
    create hold.c\b%1.c
    deduct b%1.c
    vector %2 %3 %4
    //
    /
    macro t
    .b %10%2 %3 13.5  %4
    .b %11%2 %3 10.5  %4
    .b %12%2 %3  7.5  %4
    .b %13%2 %3  4.5  %4
    .b %14%2 %3  1.5  %4
    .b %15%2 %3 -1.5  %4
    .b %16%2 %3 -4.5  %4
    .b %17%2 %3 -7.5  %4
    .b %18%2 %3 -10.5 %4
    .b %19%2 %3 -13.5 %4
    /
    macro v
    .t %1 0 %2  3
    .t %1 1 %2  6
    .t %1 2 %2  9
    .t %1 3 %2 12
    .t %1 4 %2 15
    .t %1 5 %2 18
    /
    .v 0 30
    .v 1 45
    .v 2 60
    delete bottle.c
    write
    qu pm
    di
    
    
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