Re: (yet another) dxf translation question
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- Subject: [mg4930] Re: (yet another) dxf translation question
- From: "Seth J. Chandler" <SChandler at uh.edu>
- Date: Fri, 4 Oct 1996 00:17:58 -0400
- Organization: University of Houston
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Larry Burks wrote:
. . .
>
> Needs["Utilities`DXF`"]
>
> shape = Plot3D[Sin[x+Sin[y]], {x,-3,3},{y,-3,3}]
>
> WriteDXF["knot.dxf", shape]
>
>
> Instead, what I get is this message:
>
> WriteDXF[knot.dxf, -SurfaceGraphics-]
>
> What am I missing? Thanks for your help!
>
> --
> Larry Burks
>
> Harvard University Graduate School of Design - MARCH 1 7th Semester
> lburks at gsd.harvard.edu - http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/~gsd94lb5/
I believe the source of the problem is WriteDXF's insistence that its
second argument have a Graphics3D head and not a SurfaceGraphics head
such as that in the expression named "shape" that you created.
I think if you tried WriteDXF["knot.dxf",Graphics3D[shape]] it would
work.
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