Re: Areas via Rotation
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg17080] Re: Areas via Rotation
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 02:32:15 -0400
- Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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Hi Robert, something like that: Needs["Graphics`SurfaceOfRevolution`"] Table[SurfaceOfRevolution[u^2,{u,0,1},{t,0,alpha}, PlotRange->{{-1,1},{-1,1},{0,1}}],{alpha,Pi/4,2Pi,Pi/4}] Close he created cells, select the cell bracket and use the Cell | Animate Selected Graphics from the menu. Regards Jens Robert Hoopes wrote: > > Hi, I am trying to construct a movie that demonstrates how the rotation of a > parabola can form a 3D solid. > > Can someone explain how to do this ? > > Sincerely Robert Hoopes