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From: Bob Hughes
Date: 9 Jun 2005 05:36:49
Message: <42a80db1$1@news.povray.org>

"rw32b2a" <zha### [at] gmailcom> wrote in message 
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> I want to rotate the curve around the y axis.

That would be a lathe or sor (surface of revolution). Either one will do, 
but you will probably want to check into the spline type which will control 
the point to point line. Have a look at the Help, section 2.3.1 Spline based 
shapes.

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