Lathe function
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Does anyone know of a Ruby script for a lathe tool? There is one (by Frank Wieser, 2004) which looks like it should do the job, but I couldn't get much out of it it SU6.
What I need to do it to produce lathed objects (solids of rotation) where the angle of rotation is less than 360 deg.
The follow me tool produces undesirable results when the angle is less than 360. I know it is possible to produce a polar array of a polyline around an axis (using the rotate tool) and then use sandbox contours to skin the lines. But a simple rotate function would be better.
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Hi folks.
See attached SU file for ideas.
Jean (Johnny) Lemire from Richelieu, Quebec, Canada.
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Thanks Jean, that's good as a workaround. I liked the method with the vertical cutting planes.
Just for interest, here is another method that may be useful but doesn't work in all situations.
alternative partial lathe -
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