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Re: Tube plot function in Mathematica???

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  • Subject: [mg108589] Re: Tube plot function in Mathematica???
  • From: dh <dh at metrohm.com>
  • Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:43:52 -0500 (EST)
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Hi,
there is e.g.: Tube. here is an example:
myLine[d_] := Tube[ d, 0.2];
Graphics3D@myLine@Table[{Sin[x], Cos[x], 0.1 x}, {x, 0, 4 Pi, Pi/8}]

Daniel

On 23.03.2010 11:52, NeuroPulse wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> New to Mathematica.  Can't seem to find a way to plot a line as a tube
> like this:
>
> http://facstaff.unca.edu/mcmcclur/java/LiveMathematica/trefoil.html
>
> Seems such an obvious function to have built in.  Is there one?
>
> If not, can someone point me to one I can use in Mathematica?
>
> Thanks
>


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