VLFLpost

by Tim C. Lueth, SG-Lib Toolbox: SolidGeometry 5.6 - SG/Solids
Introduced first in SolidGeometry 1.0, Creation date: 2012-12-25, Last change: 2025-09-14

returns VL and FL of a hollow post

Description

VLFLpost corresponds to VLFLdome and VLFLhemisphere. It is very similar to VLFLellipse, but uses PLcircle to generate the contours

Example Illustration

 missing image of VLFLpost(h,RX,RY,wall,nfo,nfi)

Syntax

[VL,FL,FLf,FLc]=VLFLpost(h,RX,RY,wall,[nfo,nfi])

Input Parameter

h: Height in Z
RX: Radius in X
RY: Radius in Y
wall: wall thickness
nfo: number of facets of the outer ring; default is nofrd(max(RX,RY))
nfi: number of facets of the inner ring; default is nfo

Output Parameter

VL: Vertex list of the post
FL: Facet list of the post
FLf: Facet list of the floor
FLc: Facet list of the ceiling




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