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Re: Irregular Behavior of TranslateShape and RotateShape with ParametricPlot3D

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  • Subject: [mg73028] Re: Irregular Behavior of TranslateShape and RotateShape with ParametricPlot3D
  • From: "dimitris" <dimmechan at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:32:12 -0500 (EST)
  • References: <epkcvv$bre$1@smc.vnet.net>

Everything works fine!

In[4]:=
Needs["Graphics`ParametricPlot3D`"]
Needs["Graphics`Shapes`"]
Show[TranslateShape[SphericalPlot3D[2, {theta, 0, Pi}, {phi, 0, 2*Pi}, 
DisplayFunction -> Identity], {1, 2, -2}],
   DisplayFunction -> $DisplayFunction];

Execute the comand with a fresh kernel.

Dimitris

On Jan 29, 10:58 am, battlecry3... at yahoo.com wrote:
> Irregular Behavior of TranslateShape and RotateShape with
> ParametricPlot3D
>
> I have been successful in creating desired shapes with
> ParametricPlot3D and then using TranslateShape and RotateShape on
> them.  Next time I start Mathematica TranslateShape and RotateShape do
> not recognize the ParametricPlot3D as a graphics object and error
> out.  Sometimes it works again.  For instance this sample code from
> the Wolfram website errors out:
>
> Needs["Graphics`ParametricPlot3D`"]
> Needs["Graphics`Shapes`"]
>
> Show[TranslateShape[SphericalPlot3D[2, {theta, 0, Pi}, {phi, 0, 2Pi},
> \
> DisplayFunction -> Identity], {1, 2, -2}], DisplayFunction -> \
> $DisplayFunction];
>
> TranslateShape is not a type of graphics.
>
> This is so frustrating.  Can anybody give me any hints where to start
> troubleshooting this?
>
> Thanks


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