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From: Gordon Couger <gcouger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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In article <9304141550.AA01880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Francois Dion
<dionf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>Beyond the ultraworld of Gordon C. Muth III:
>>
>> i don't know of any software, but i would be willing to write
>> something in fortran (the only lang. i know currently) if someone
>> would provide me with the formulae. i am using vax fortran but
>> could write it to compile with any fortran77 compiler.
>
>C would be more portable... I have yet to see somebody use fortran on an IBM
>pc or Macintosh (but then i'm one of the lucky who has never seen a line of
>cobol and has always programmed in C in workplaces...)
>
>What kind of input and output the program should have? I mean is it a graphic
>rendition or simply to give a height and a diameter and a edge lenth and
>the program will calculate angles? Whatever the needs, it seem pretty trivial.
>
What I am looking for is a program that gives edge length and the angles
inorder to make the hubs and struts. For graphics a line drawing of a
cross section of the dome on a grid. Input diameter, height and max strut
lengt would suit my uses.
I down loaded sphere.c which gives cordinates for the vertices. I should
be able to figure it out. I think.
I am very pleased with the number and quality of responses.
Gordon
Gordon Couger
Agriculture Engineering Oklahoma State University
114 Ag Hall, Stillwater, OK 74074
gcouger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 405-744-9763 day 624-2855 evenings
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From: Gordon Couger <gcouger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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In article <9304141550.AA01880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Francois Dion
<dionf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>Beyond the ultraworld of Gordon C. Muth III:
>>
>> i don't know of any software, but i would be willing to write
>> something in fortran (the only lang. i know currently) if someone
>> would provide me with the formulae. i am using vax fortran but
>> could write it to compile with any fortran77 compiler.
>
>C would be more portable... I have yet to see somebody use fortran on an IBM
>pc or Macintosh (but then i'm one of the lucky who has never seen a line of
>cobol and has always programmed in C in workplaces...)
>
>What kind of input and output the program should have? I mean is it a graphic
>rendition or simply to give a height and a diameter and a edge lenth and
>the program will calculate angles? Whatever the needs, it seem pretty trivial.
>
What I am looking for is a program that gives edge length and the angles
inorder to make the hubs and struts. For graphics a line drawing of a
cross section of the dome on a grid. Input diameter, height and max strut
lengt would suit my uses.
I down loaded sphere.c which gives cordinates for the vertices. I should
be able to figure it out. I think.
I am very pleased with the number and quality of responses.
Gordon
Gordon Couger
Agriculture Engineering Oklahoma State University
114 Ag Hall, Stillwater, OK 74074
gcouger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 405-744-9763 day 624-2855 evenings