From: Wolfgang Bangerth <bangerth@colostate.edu>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 01:56:00 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: Systematize vertex construction.
X-Git-Tag: v9.4.0-rc1~927^2
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dealii.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=refs%2Fpull%2F12843%2Fhead;p=dealii.git

Systematize vertex construction.
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diff --git a/include/deal.II/grid/reference_cell.h b/include/deal.II/grid/reference_cell.h
index 025abf9e67..9b4e89efef 100644
--- a/include/deal.II/grid/reference_cell.h
+++ b/include/deal.II/grid/reference_cell.h
@@ -884,10 +884,12 @@ ReferenceCell::vertex(const unsigned int v) const
     }
   else if ((dim == 3) && (*this == ReferenceCells::Tetrahedron))
     {
-      static const Point<dim> vertices[4] = {Point<dim>{0.0, 0.0, 0.0},
-                                             Point<dim>{1.0, 0.0, 0.0},
-                                             Point<dim>{0.0, 1.0, 0.0},
-                                             Point<dim>{0.0, 0.0, 1.0}};
+      static const Point<dim> vertices[4] = {
+        Point<dim>(),               // the origin
+        Point<dim>::unit_vector(0), // unit point along x-axis
+        Point<dim>::unit_vector(1), // unit point along y-axis
+        Point<dim>::unit_vector(2)  // unit point along z-axis
+      };
       return vertices[v];
     }
   else if ((dim == 3) && (*this == ReferenceCells::Pyramid))