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Create "Elliptical Cylinder" - troy@gettageek.com - 04-30-2020
Hey Forum,
Been evaluating the PowerTools, great stuff. One thing I haven't been able to figure out is how generate an "Elliptical Cylinder". Basically create Ab3d.Visuals.CylinderVisual3D or Ab3d.Models.Model3DFactory.CreateCircle, but rather than provide a radius, provide Minor/Major axis?
Cheers!
Troy
RE: Create "Elliptical Cylinder" - troy@gettageek.com - 05-01-2020
Hey Forum,
Did some digging and have discovered the Ab3d.Utilities.Triangulator and Mesh3DFactory.CreateExtrudedMeshGeometry should get me what I need.
Really enjoying this library, great tools, Cheers!
Troy
RE: Create "Elliptical Cylinder" - abenedik - 05-04-2020
Great, Ab3d.Utilities.Triangulator and Mesh3DFactory.CreateExtrudedMeshGeometry can be also used for that task.
You can also use ScaleTransform3D to scale a cylinder along an axis. For example:
Code:
var cylinderVisual3D = new CylinderVisual3D()
{
BottomCenterPosition = new Point3D(0, 0, 0),
Height = 50,
Radius = 30,
Material = new DiffuseMaterial(Brushes.Silver),
Transform = new ScaleTransform3D(scaleX: 2.0, scaleY: 1.0, scaleZ: 1.0)
};Or in xaml:
Code:
<visuals:CylinderVisual3D BottomCenterPosition="0 0 0"
Height="50"
Radius="30"
Material="Silver">
<visuals:CylinderVisual3D.Transform>
<ScaleTransform3D ScaleX="2" />
</visuals:CylinderVisual3D.Transform>
</visuals:CylinderVisual3D>