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torus center and radius subpanel (Surfaces panel)

torus center and radius subpanel (Surfaces panel)

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torus center and radius subpanel (Surfaces panel)

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This subpanel creates three-dimensional torus surface primitives by specifying the center, normal direction, minor radius and major radius.

surfaces_torus_centerandradius_example

The highlighted node is the center; the dark one is the normal; this torus has a major radius of 3 and minor
radius of 1.

Four inputs are required to create a torus using this method:

The center node defines the center of the torus.
The vector between the center node and the normal vector node is the torus axis, thereby defining the torus orientation.
The major radius defines the outside radius of the torus, measured from the center node.
The minor radius defines the radius of the circular cross-section of the torus.

 

How do I…

Create torus surface primitives by specifying the center and radius

 

See also

Surfaces panel