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London The Gherkin: plot volume of revolution in 3d

Bob H
Posted 11 years ago
POSTED BY: Bob H
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Hans Milton
Hans Milton
Posted 11 years ago 
gherkinOutline[y_] := \[Minus]2.2116 10^-15 y^8 + 1.3603 10^-12 y^7 - 
      3.42899 10^-10 y^6 + 4.56861 10^-8 y^5 - 3.45065 10^-6 y^4 + 
      1.39347 10^-4 y^3 - 0.00284795 y^2 + 0.0911615 y + 24.5

RevolutionPlot3D[{gherkinOutline[t], t, 0}, {t, 0, 179.8}, 
 RevolutionAxis -> {0, 1, 0}]

enter image description here

Check also this: http://blog.wolfram.com/2009/09/11/twisted-architecture/
POSTED BY: Hans Milton

Hi Bob,

it took me a while, but now I found it! Have you seen this wolfram blog contribution on twisted architecture? It might be exactly what you are looking for.

Henrik
POSTED BY: Henrik Schachner
Bob H
Bob H
Posted 11 years ago

I know i am supposed to use RevolutionPlot3D but not sure how to rotate the above function around the y-axis
POSTED BY: Bob H
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