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  Re: Irregular cone scaling to bridge to curved edges?  
From: Mike Williams
Date: 7 Oct 2004 15:42:43
Message: <MPE$dDAJwZZBFwnA@econym.demon.co.uk>
Wasn't it Dave! who wrote:
>What I actually want to do is something like this:
>
>cone {
><0,0,0>, 1 scale <1,1,1.5>
><0,1,0>, 1 scale <1,1,2.5>
>}
>
>I know that this isn't proper syntax, but I hope it illustrates what I'm
>after.  The endcaps each have a different radius, but the scaling for the
>two endcaps is different.  Can this be done?

I think the proper syntax for that is 

#include "shapes.inc"
object{ Supercone(<0,0,0>, 1, 1.5 , <0,1,0>, 1 2.5)}

but I don't think that it actually achieves your objective.

-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure


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