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Re: Tangent between two circles in 3D space?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Fri, 24 Jan 2003 11:11:51 GMT
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> > > > It sounds like you want the intersection point of the 2nd circle with
> > > > the plane of the first circle. I guess that should be exactly one point
> > > > unless they're in the same plane. However, I don't see how the rubber
> > > > band gets back to the first circle without violating your rules. Is
> > > > there another pulley/circle you're not telling us about?
> > >
> > > Ah Ha! Apparently there were TWO other pulleys you weren't telling us
> > > about.
> > >
> > > http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=8259
> > >
> > > ;^)
> What you really need is to find a way to find just one side of the "rubber
> band". Say, pulley A to pulley B, "Side one". Then you could use the same
> function to determine pulley B to C, side one or two, and so on...
> Right?
Yes. lsynth only deals with 1 peice of stretched rubber band at a time,
which is why I was keeping those other three pulleys a secret from Don.
Kevin
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> Paul
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 | | Re: Tangent between two circles in 3D space?
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| (...) What you really need is to find a way to find just one side of the "rubber band". Say, pulley A to pulley B, "Side one". Then you could use the same function to determine pulley B to C, side one or two, and so on... Right? Paul (21 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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