converting multidimensional arrays

[Liquid Pennies]

ok, now that i have my question about defining multidimensional arrays, how do i convert them. i really just want to know how to convert a 3d array into 2d, as well as a 2d array into a 1d. (im not going to bother converting 3d to 1d, b/c that would be too long of an array when i would rather deal with it in 2d)

example

2d to 1d

dim MyArray(2,2)
dim MyOneDArray(8)
MyOneDArray(0) = MyArray(0,0)
MyOneDArray(1) = MyArray(1,0)
MyOneDArray(2) = MyArray(2,0)
MyOneDArray(3) = MyArray(0,1)
MyOneDArray(4) = MyArray(1,1)
MyOneDArray(5) = MyArray(2,1)
MyOneDArray(6) = MyArray(0,2)
MyOneDArray(7) = MyArray(1,2)
MyOneDArray(8) = MyArray(2,2)

but, ya know, i want to work with a much larger array conversion, and id dont want to have to type all that out...

[BuggyProgrammer]

what happens when you convert 2d to 1d

[Liquid Pennies]

i updated my post and gave an example, look at that B/P

[Edneeis]

What would you expect to happen here:

MyOneDArray(0) = MyArray(0,0)
MyOneDArray(0) = MyArray(2,2)

As you have it you'd be overwriting the (0,0) value with the (2,2) one. Are they numbers to be added? Strings to be appended? What?

[Microbasic]

Dim MyArray(2,2)
Dim MyOneDArray(8)
Dim i as Long, j as Long, ctr As Long
 
For i = 0 To UBound(MyArray, 1)
    For j = 0 To UBound(MyArray, 2)
        MyOneDArray(ctr) = MyArray(i, j)
        ctr = ctr + 1
    Next
Next

[Liquid Pennies]

i fixed my typo

and thanks microbasic, but id also like to conver 3d to 2d...how would you do that...?

[Microbasic]

There are too many ways to split 3D into 2...can't help you there. For example, a 3x5x9 arrray can be converted into a 27x5 array, a 15x9 array, a 3x45 array, a 9x15 array, a 45x3 aray, or a 5x27 array.

[Liquid Pennies]

really, all im trying to figure out, is i want to make a 3d, wireframe cube in a picturebox and i want to increment the x and z coordinates of each point and decrement the y coordnate so that the cube moves. ya know?

really, i just want to know howd you convert your 3d coordanites to 2d coordanites so that i can display them!