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torus three nodes subpanel (Solids panel)

torus three nodes subpanel (Solids panel)

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torus three nodes subpanel (Solids panel)

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This subpanel creates three-dimensional torus solid primitives by specifying three nodes.

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

The major center node defines the absolute center of the torus.
The minor center node defines the center of the circular cross-section of the torus.
The distance between the minor center node and the minor radius node defines the radius of the circular cross-section of the torus.

The three nodes must define a plane and cannot be collinear.  The circle defined on that plane by the minor center and radius is then spun around the major center to create the torus.