Le 16/02/2015 06:27, Mike Horvath a écrit :
> On 2/15/2015 12:26 PM, Christian Froeschlin wrote:
>> On 15.02.2015 4:11, Mike Horvath wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry, "caternaroid" is not the name of the shape I'm looking for. Does
>>> anyone know how to create a formula for a shape similar to a paraboloid
>>> but with a catenary cross-section? Thanks.
>>
>> If you're ok to approximate with a spline you could create
>> an "sor" object from a catenary.
>>
> 
> I'd rather not. The shape is going to be large, prominent and reflective
> in my scene, so I want it to look right.

and why does it have to be a revolving-catenary ?
Cannot it be approximated by a paraboloid ?

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