MathGroup Archive 2007

[Date Index] [Thread Index] [Author Index]

Search the Archive

Re: Re: Picking out pieces of a list

  • To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
  • Subject: [mg76037] Re: [mg75973] Re: Picking out pieces of a list
  • From: DrMajorBob <drmajorbob at bigfoot.com>
  • Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 04:52:34 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <f26nc2$42l$1@smc.vnet.net> <33344123.1179134897225.JavaMail.root@m35>
  • Reply-to: drmajorbob at bigfoot.com

How's this:

Clear[pt, setup]
setup[r1_, p1_, r2_, p2_, angles_List] :=
  Module[{circle1, circle2, polygons},
   circle1 = pt[r1, p1] /@ angles;
   circle2 = pt[r2, p2] /@ angles;
   polygons =
    Replace[Transpose@{Partition[circle1, 2, 1],
       Partition[circle2, 2, 1]}, {{x_List, y_List}, {a_, b_}} :>
      Polygon@{x, y, b, a}, {1}];
   {circle1, circle2, polygons}
   ]
pt[r_: 1.0, p_: {0, 0, 0}][\[Theta]_] :=
  r {0, Cos@\[Theta], Sin@\[Theta]} + p
r1 = 1.0; p1 := {dx, 0, 0};
r2 = 0.8; p2 = {0, 0, 0};

(* with lines on the cone *)
dx = 0.5;
angles = Range[-\[Pi], \[Pi], \[Pi]/20];
{circle1, circle2, polygons} = setup[r1, p1, r2, p2, angles];
Graphics3D[{Opacity[.25], EdgeForm[], Line@circle1, Polygon@circle2,
   Polygon@circle2, Line@Transpose@{circle1, circle2}, polygons}]

(* a different dx, more polygons, no lines on the cone, and partial  =

circles *)
dx = 0.8;
angles = Range[-\[Pi], \[Pi]/2, \[Pi]/100];
{circle1, circle2, polygons} = setup[r1, p1, r2, p2, angles];
Graphics3D[{Opacity[.25], EdgeForm[], Line@circle1, Polygon@circle2,
   Polygon@circle2, polygons}]

Bobby

On Mon, 14 May 2007 02:41:57 -0500, Jens-Peer Kuska  =

<kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> and
>
> Graphics3D[{Opacity[.3],
>    EdgeForm[], {Line[#], Polygon[#]} &@pts[[All, 1]],
>    Polygon[#] &@pts[[All, 2]],
>    Polygon[Flatten[{#[[1]], Reverse[#[[2]]]}, 1] ] & /@
>     Partition[pts, 2, 1]}]
>
> does not help ?
>
> Regards
>    Jens
>
> Hatto von Aquitanien wrote:
>> Here's the motivation.  I want to draw slice out of a cone. (I don't =
 =

>> know
>> the proper mathematical term for this, but my meaning should be clear=
  =

>> from
>> the code.)  Note: See Feynman, Vol II, Page 1-8.
>>
>> (*A function that generates coordinates:*)
>>
>> R3[\[Theta]_, r_: 1.0, p_: {0, 0, 0}] :=
>>  r {0, Cos@\[Theta], Sin@\[Theta]} + p
>>
>> (*Some "constant" values:*)
>>
>> r1 = 1.0;
>> r2 = 0.8;
>> \[CapitalDelta]x = 0.5;
>>
>> (*Points representing the centers of the circular faces:*)
>>
>> p1 = {\[CapitalDelta]x, 0, 0};
>> p2 = {0, 0, 0};
>>
>> (*A list of point pairs:*)
>>
>> pts = {R3[#, r1, p1], R3[#, r2, p2]} & /@Range[-\[Pi], \[Pi], \[Pi]=
/20];
>>
>> (*Draw the circular faces, and the reference curve:*)
>>
>> Graphics3D[{
>>   Opacity[.3]
>>   , EdgeForm[]
>>   , {Line[#], Polygon[#]} &@pts[[All, 1]]
>>   , Polygon[#] &@pts[[All, 2]]
>>   }]
>>
>> Now, I know I can use table, or some kind of brute force manipulation=
  =

>> with
>> (...)&/Range[Length@pts] to extract the points in the correct order t=
o  =

>> draw
>> the polygons for the sides.  What I want to know is whether there is =
a  =

>> way
>> to use Part[] to get the four points in one statement.
>>
>> Here's a little scratch-pad code I created to explore the problem.
>>
>> c = CharacterRange["1", "9"]
>> (lst = Table[
>>     DisplayForm[
>>      SubscriptBox["P", c[[i]] <> c[[j]] <> c[[k]]]]
>>     , {i, 1, Length@c}
>>     , {j, 1, 2}
>>     , {k, 1, 2}]) // MatrixForm
>>
>> (*Get the points of the first ring*)
>>
>> lst[[All, 1]] // MatrixForm
>>
>> (*Get the points of the second ring*)
>>
>> lst[[All, 2]] // MatrixForm
>>
>> (*Here is /a/ solution to the problem:*)
>>
>> m[n_, lst_] := lst[[Mod[n + 1, Length@lst, 1]]]
>>
>> Join[lst[[#]][[{1, 2}]], m[#, lst][[{2, 1}]]] & /@ Range@len //  =

>> MatrixForm
>>
>> Is there a "tighter" way to accomplish the same thing?
>>
>
>



-- =

DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com


  • Prev by Date: Re: Launching Mathematica kernel with Windows 'start' command in
  • Next by Date: Re: Re: Package Help in Mathematica 6
  • Previous by thread: Re: Picking out pieces of a list
  • Next by thread: Re: Picking out pieces of a list