surfaceSpiral

Create a spiral surface with a given width, radius and number of turns.

Inline mode usage:

  • surfaceSpiral -h: Displays the help file that summarizes the parameters for this command.
  • surfaceSpiral -n <name> -p <center_x> <center_y> <center_z> <width> <radius> <numberTurns>: Creates left-turned spiral named <name>, with center at (center_x, center_y, center_z), and the given width, radius and numberTurns turns.
  • surfaceSpiral -rightTurned -n <name> -p <center_x> <center_y> <center_z> <width> <radius> <numberTurns>: Creates right-turned spiral named < name>, with center at ( center_x, center_y, center_z), and the given width, radius and numberTurns turns.

Interactive mode usage: surfaceSpiral [rightTurned]

  • -rightTurned: Spiral with right-handed turn
  • no_param: Spiral with left-handed turn
  • [-rightTurned | no_param]: The following parameters are required:
    • Step 1: Center [x y z] x y z
    • Step 2: Width [double] width
    • Step 3: Radius [double] radius
    • Step 4: Number of turns [double] numberTurns

Example:

Figure 1. surfaceSpiral example