dav### [at] intrepidvoygrcom wrote:
> 
> Okay all, just a little bit of help.. I've been trying to come
> up with this formula for a while loop to create a round
> set of small cylinders.
> 
> [...]

How about:

#declare Angle=0;

#while (Angle < 2*pi)
  #declare Point=<cos(Angle), sin(Angle), 0>;     
  #declare Angle=Angle+(2*pi/50);
  #declare Point2=<cos(Angle), sin(Angle), 0>; 
  cylinder { Point, Point2, 0.05 }
#end

Note that you can also use 'rotate' instead of trigonometry.

Christoph

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