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Re: Mathematical assistance please
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Date: 
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...)
> 
> 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.

It's hard work, but this page might help
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/RotationMatrix.html

ROSCO



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  Re: Mathematical assistance please
 
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 (...) (22 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 (22 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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