Re: MetaPost Question

[Alan BRASLAU <alan.braslau@cea.fr>]

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In order to draw 3D perspective diagrams in MetaPost,
you will need to transform 3D paths to a 2D projection.
There are many methods to accomplish this, and there are several MP
modules that have been written to address this issue.

One fairly simple and elegant approach is available from Urs Oswald:
http://www.ursoswald.ch/metapost/tutorial.html

Alan



On Sun, 6 Dec 2015 21:54:38 +0100
Context NTG <contextntg@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am trying to graph a cylinder. Is there a way to draw a more
> elliptic top/bottom. This one seems some flattened at the top and
> bottom. I would like to hatch the mid elliptic that is collored grey
> now. Is there a way to do this.
> 
> Thanks
> Jeroen
> 
> 
> 
> \placefigure
> 
> [here,force]
> 
> [fig:tubing]
> 
> {Tubular Linear Volumetric Capacity}
> 
> {\startMPcode
> 
> 
> draw (0,0){up} ... (1.25cm, 2mm) ... (2.5cm,0){down} ... (1.25cm,
> -2mm) ... cycle;
> 
> draw (0,0) -- (0,-5cm) dashed evenly;
> 
> draw (2.5cm,0) -- (2.5cm,-5cm) dashed evenly;
> 
> draw (0,-5cm){up} ... (1.25cm, -4.8cm) ... (2.5cm,-5cm){down} ...
> (1.25cm, -5.2cm) ... cycle dashed evenly;
> 
> 
> draw (-.2cm,0){up} ... (1.25cm, 3.5mm) ... (2.7cm,0){down} ...
> (1.25cm, -3.5mm) ... cycle;
> 
> draw (-.2cm,0) -- (-.2cm,-5cm);
> 
> draw (2.7cm,0) -- (2.7cm,-5cm);
> 
> draw (-.2cm,-5cm){up} ... (1.25cm, -4.7cm) ... (2.7cm,-5cm){down}
> dashed evenly;
> 
> draw (-.2cm,-5cm){down} ... (1.25cm, -5.3cm) ... (2.7cm,-5cm){up};
> 
> 
> fill (0,-2.5cm){up} ... (1.25cm, -2.3cm) ... (2.5cm,-2.5cm){down} ...
> (1.25cm, -2.7cm) ... cycle withcolor (.6,.6,.6) dashed evenly;
> 
> label.top("tubular",(1.26cm,-1.1cm));
> 
> label.top("inside area",(1.28cm,-1.6cm));
> 
> label.top("($in^2$)",(1.28cm,-2.2cm));
> 
> 
> draw (3.25cm,-5cm) -- (3.25cm,0);
> 
> drawarrow (3.25cm,-5) -- (3.25cm,0);
> 
> drawarrow (3.25cm,0) -- (3.25cm,-5cm);
> 
> label.top("tubular length ($in$)",(5.2cm,-2.75cm));
> 
> 
> \stopMPcode}



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