SGsculpturepedestal
by Tim C. Lueth, SG-Lib Toolbox: SolidGeometry 5.6 - Automatic Design
Introduced first in SolidGeometry 4.9, Creation date: 2020-06-14, Last change: 2025-09-14
create a pedestal for a sculpture
Description
Currently there are many STL for greek and roman sculptures available for download.
It is a way of adding a standard pedestal, which has a height of 12.5% of the height of the sculpture and about 80% of the width and depth of the figure.
See Also: webdownload
Example Illustration
Syntax
[SG,SGB,SGT]=SGsculpturepedestal(SG,[Otext,ht,ov,ez])
Input Parameter
SG: | | Solid Geometry |
Otext: | | Text to add on sculpture; Lines separated by '\n' |
ht: | | desired height in z; default is 130; 0 for original size |
ov: | | overlap of hte pedestral; default is -1mm |
ez: | | orientation of text; default is [0 -1 0]; (Backside) |
Output Parameter
SG: | | SG of complete Figure including pedestral and text |
SGB: | | SG of pedestral |
SGT: | | SG of text |
Examples
fname=webdownload('https://www.myminifactory.com/download/37471');
SGreadSTL(fn); SG=ans;
SGsculpturepedestal(SG,'Venus Italica\nAntonio Canova (1823)\n',0,-4);
view(-150,6);shg;
Copyright 2020-2025 Tim C. Lueth. All rights reserved. The code is the property of Tim C. Lueth and may not be redistributed or modified without explicit written permission. This software may be used free of charge for academic research and teaching purposes only. Commercial use, redistribution, modification, or reverse engineering is strictly prohibited. Access to source code is restricted and granted only under specific agreements. For licensing inquiries or commercial use, please contact: Tim C. Lueth
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