[PD] 3d tube with control of the position of the extremities

[Claude Heiland-Allen]

Hi Luiz,

On 17/11/10 22:10, Luiz Naveda wrote:
> I was trying to build 3d cylinders using GEM. But I the actual
> solutions (cylinder and tube) cannot be easily manipulated. I would
> like to control the x y z of the extremities of the tube, like a
> [polygon 2] but with control of diameter and faces of the cylinder.
>
> Any useful tip? I am really missing the point or there is no easy
> solution for that in PD?

I needed this a while ago for my [1] MarkIII project, so I made it. 
There was no "really easy" solution, a lot of maths/geometry to do.  See 
attached.  Maybe there is a better way?


Claude

[1] http://claudiusmaximus.goto10.org/cm/2010-01-28_markiii_demos.html

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