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Re: Cone primitives
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 12 May 1999 16:34:30 GMT
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 11 May 1999 21:41:26 GMT, "John VanZwieten"
> <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote:
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> > Of course with cones you also need to scale the depth of the cones so the • slope
> > of each matches the desired slope of the total cone section. I use Steve
> > Bliss's interpolation spreadsheet to make this part go much faster.
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> <http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/8641/rotate.xls>, or go to
> <http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/8641/> and click the link.
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> I don't think I uploaded the version with the cone-sizing page...
Well by all means, please do. When I finally get around to finishing my
quad/line segment intersection worksheet, I'll send you that as well to
include. You might consider renaming the spreadsheet with a more inclusive
title. It took me a while to remember the name the other day. (Yes, I know I
can rename it myself.)
> > P.S. I wouldn't mind a few more cone primitives, maybe con2 and con5?
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> Especially in 1-4 and 1-8 versions.
Certainly. These are rare enough that 1-4 versions suffice pretty well without
cluttering the primitives subdir. too much. 1-8 versions might be nice, too,
but only if the 1-4 versions are there first.
-John Van
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Cone primitives
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| (...) What does the numeral at the end of the name signify? (1-4con'3') If I make a cone that matches the slop I need for the canopy, how would I determine what to call it? --Karim (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Cone primitives
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| (...) OK. It's uploaded. Follow the links above. The "Rings" tab will help to pinpoint the best ring/cone primitives to use for a particular scale. It includes Y scaling, for those times when you have to overlap two primitives to make things fit. (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) (URL), or go to (URL) and click the link. I don't think I uploaded the version with the cone-sizing page... (...) Especially in 1-4 and 1-8 versions. (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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