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Create Surface of Revolution Example

Creating a surface of revolution type sheet body by specifying a generating curve and a revolving line. The point specified changes the viewing direction from the previous example.

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$$ Declarations
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ENTITY/LN1,PT1,P(9),SPLN1,SRFREV
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$$ Geometry Definition
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LN1=LINE/0,-.25,0,2.25
PT1=POINT/0,0
P(1)=POINT/1,0
P(2)=POINT/.75,.125
P(3)=POINT/.5,.25
P(4)=POINT/.25,.5
P(5)=POINT/.25,.75
P(6)=POINT/.25,1
P(7)=POINT/1,1.625
P(8)=POINT/1.375,1.75
P(9)=POINT/1.5,2
SPLN1=SPLINE/P
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$$ Sheet Body Definition
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SRFREV=REVSRF/SPLN1,AXIS,LN1,PT1,0,180

Surface of Revolution Type Sheet Body Using a Point to Control Rotation