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How to obtain subrange of ovoid - Peter Blomberg - 2025-04-26
1 16 -29.3636 0 95.0925 74 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -85 48\1-8edge.dat
Considering the above curve, it starts from right and proceeds clockwise 6 out of 48 segments. The x and z radiuses are different.
How do I obtain a curve with segments 2 to 6, i.e. without segment 1?
Rotating the above by one 16th rotates also the ovoid, not just the "selection".
RE: How to obtain subrange of ovoid - Rene Rechthaler - 2025-04-26
i could imagine two ways:
-place a R1 5-48 prim, rotate it by 7.5deg (360/48), then scale it
-inline the 1-6 prim and delete one segment
both have their disadvantages:
-the rotated+scaled prim will have a strange rotation matrix and strange connection points
-inlining loses all prim links and properties