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Re: Mathematical assistance please
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:10:03 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
> > Hello Kevin,
> >
> > > I can fill the gaps between the two segments with two 4-4cyli.dat
> >
> > What about using 4-4cyls primitives placed to the end of hose segments? Scale
> > their length to (hose diameter)*tan(angle/2). See example for a 30° angle:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Philo/Misc/hose.png and
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Philo/Misc/hose.ldr
> >
> > (I know, this is not a full solution, you need to rotate the 4-4cyls to align
> > them with the S0-S1-S2 plane...)
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> Hi Philo,
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> Good to hear from you.
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> My mistake.... I am using 4-4cyls.dat. rotating them to align them with the
> S0-S1-S2 plane is what I don't know how to do.
It's hard work, but this page might help
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/RotationMatrix.html
ROSCO
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| In lugnet.cad.dev, Ross Crawford wrote: <snip> (...) know how to come up with the rotation angle needed to twist the 4-4cyls.dat into the right position. One reason to push forward on my original solution is because the same knowledge can be used to (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Hi Philo, Good to hear from you. My mistake.... I am using 4-4cyls.dat. rotating them to align them with the S0-S1-S2 plane is what I don't know how to do. Thanks, Kevin (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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