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tubes program not working in version 9

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• Subject: [mg128993] tubes program not working in version 9
• From: Roger Bagula <roger.bagula at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 01:39:53 -0500 (EST)
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The problem seems to be sometimes it works but mostly it doesn't.
The tubes program was written for an earlier version 
( works in version 5 I think) by Mark McClure
and has worked fine for literally years.
I haven't got a clue what has gone wrong.
( technically these are called channel surfaces or the like).

TubePlotFrenet[curve_List, {var_, min_, max_}, radius_, opts___] := 
 Module[{tangent, unitTangent, normal, unitNormal, biNormal}, 
  tangent = D[curve, t];
  unitTangent = tangent/Sqrt[tangent.tangent];
  normal = D[unitTangent, t];
  unitNormal = normal/Sqrt[normal.normal];
  biNormal = Cross[unitTangent, unitNormal];
  ParametricPlot3D[
   curve + radius Cos[s] unitNormal + radius Sin[s] biNormal // 
    Evaluate, {var, min, max}, {s, 0, 2 \[Pi]}, opts]]

r = Cos[q0*t] + 2;
x = r* Cos[p0*t];
y = r *Sin[p0*t];
z = Sin[q0*t];
w0 = 8*{x, y, z}
h = TubePlotFrenet[w0, {t, 0, 2 \[Pi]}, 1, Axes -> None, 
  Boxed -> False, PlotPoints -> {64, 16}, 
  ColorFunction -> "CandyColors", MeshFunctions -> {#3 &}]

My other tubes program which came from an answer in this group
still works.

• Follow-Ups:
  • Re: tubes program not working in version 9
    • From: Mark McClure <mcmcclur@unca.edu>
  • Re: tubes program not working in version 9
    • From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr357@gmail.com>