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Julien Jacquet

Thu, May 12, 2022 2:20 PM

Hello,
I am stuck to build a twisted prism

https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms

I was thinking of just using :

linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=???, $fn=???)

 circle(r=10,$fn=5);

But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In fact I
found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I updated OpenSCAD,
has there been a change since?

Is it possible?
Thanks for your help!

Hello, I am stuck to build a twisted prism https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms I was thinking of just using : linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=*???*, $fn=*???*) > circle(r=10,$fn=5); > But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In fact I found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I updated OpenSCAD, has there been a change since? Is it possible? Thanks for your help!

JB

Jordan Brown

Thu, May 12, 2022 3:07 PM

On 5/12/2022 7:20 AM, Julien Jacquet wrote:

Hello,
I am stuck to build a twisted prism

https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms

I was thinking of just using :

 linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=*???*, $fn=*???*)
     circle(r=10,$fn=5);

But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In
fact I found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I
updated OpenSCAD, has there been a change since?

Looks related to pull request #3770.
https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3770
Add "segments" parameter for linear_extrude.

I think the intent was to make the result be curvier.

Hopefully Hans will chime in, but it appears to me (based on
experimentation, not a real understanding of what's going on) that this
does what you want:

linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72*2, slices=1, segments=0)
    circle(r=10,$fn=5);

That is, the first 72° ends up using the convex diagonal, but it turns
concave during the second 72°.

On 5/12/2022 7:20 AM, Julien Jacquet wrote: > Hello, > I am stuck to build a twisted prism > > > https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms > > I was thinking of just using : > > linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=*???*, $fn=*???*) > circle(r=10,$fn=5); > > > But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In > fact I found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I > updated OpenSCAD, has there been a change since? Looks related to pull request #3770. https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3770 Add "segments" parameter for linear_extrude. I think the intent was to make the result be curvier. Hopefully Hans will chime in, but it appears to me (based on experimentation, not a real understanding of what's going on) that this does what you want: linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72*2, slices=1, segments=0) circle(r=10,$fn=5); That is, the first 72° ends up using the convex diagonal, but it turns concave during the second 72°.

SP

Sanjeev Prabhakar

Thu, May 12, 2022 5:01 PM

something like this?[image: Screenshot 2022-05-12 at 10.30.16 PM.png]

On Thu, 12 May 2022 at 20:37, Jordan Brown openscad@jordan.maileater.net
wrote:

On 5/12/2022 7:20 AM, Julien Jacquet wrote:

Hello,
I am stuck to build a twisted prism

https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms

I was thinking of just using :

linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=???, $fn=???)

 circle(r=10,$fn=5);

But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In fact I
found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I updated OpenSCAD,
has there been a change since?

Looks related to pull request #3770.
https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3770
Add "segments" parameter for linear_extrude.

I think the intent was to make the result be curvier.

Hopefully Hans will chime in, but it appears to me (based on
experimentation, not a real understanding of what's going on) that this
does what you want:

 linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72*2, slices=1, segments=0)
     circle(r=10,$fn=5);

That is, the first 72° ends up using the convex diagonal, but it turns
concave during the second 72°.

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something like this?[image: Screenshot 2022-05-12 at 10.30.16 PM.png] On Thu, 12 May 2022 at 20:37, Jordan Brown <openscad@jordan.maileater.net> wrote: > On 5/12/2022 7:20 AM, Julien Jacquet wrote: > > Hello, > I am stuck to build a twisted prism > > > https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms > > I was thinking of just using : > > linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=*???*, $fn=*???*) >> circle(r=10,$fn=5); >> > > But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In fact I > found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I updated OpenSCAD, > has there been a change since? > > > Looks related to pull request #3770. > https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3770 > Add "segments" parameter for linear_extrude. > > I think the intent was to make the result be curvier. > > Hopefully Hans will chime in, but it appears to me (based on > experimentation, not a real understanding of what's going on) that this > does what you want: > > linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72*2, slices=1, segments=0) > circle(r=10,$fn=5); > > That is, the first 72° ends up using the convex diagonal, but it turns > concave during the second 72°. > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >

SP

Sanjeev Prabhakar

Thu, May 12, 2022 5:16 PM

In case this is what you are looking for, here is the code for various
types of twists

include<dependencies.scad>

cir=cir(5,s=4);
prism=l_extrude(cir,h=20,a=90,steps=1);
swp(prism);

On Thu, 12 May 2022 at 22:31, Sanjeev Prabhakar sprabhakar2006@gmail.com
wrote:

something like this?[image: Screenshot 2022-05-12 at 10.30.16 PM.png]

On Thu, 12 May 2022 at 20:37, Jordan Brown openscad@jordan.maileater.net
wrote:

On 5/12/2022 7:20 AM, Julien Jacquet wrote:

Hello,
I am stuck to build a twisted prism

https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms

I was thinking of just using :

linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=???, $fn=???)

 circle(r=10,$fn=5);

But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In fact I
found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I updated OpenSCAD,
has there been a change since?

Looks related to pull request #3770.
https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3770
Add "segments" parameter for linear_extrude.

I think the intent was to make the result be curvier.

Hopefully Hans will chime in, but it appears to me (based on
experimentation, not a real understanding of what's going on) that this
does what you want:

 linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72*2, slices=1, segments=0)
     circle(r=10,$fn=5);

That is, the first 72° ends up using the convex diagonal, but it turns
concave during the second 72°.

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In case this is what you are looking for, here is the code for various types of twists include<dependencies.scad> cir=cir(5,s=4); prism=l_extrude(cir,h=20,a=90,steps=1); swp(prism); On Thu, 12 May 2022 at 22:31, Sanjeev Prabhakar <sprabhakar2006@gmail.com> wrote: > something like this?[image: Screenshot 2022-05-12 at 10.30.16 PM.png] > > On Thu, 12 May 2022 at 20:37, Jordan Brown <openscad@jordan.maileater.net> > wrote: > >> On 5/12/2022 7:20 AM, Julien Jacquet wrote: >> >> Hello, >> I am stuck to build a twisted prism >> >> >> https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms >> >> I was thinking of just using : >> >> linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=*???*, $fn=*???*) >>> circle(r=10,$fn=5); >>> >> >> But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In fact I >> found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I updated OpenSCAD, >> has there been a change since? >> >> >> Looks related to pull request #3770. >> https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3770 >> Add "segments" parameter for linear_extrude. >> >> I think the intent was to make the result be curvier. >> >> Hopefully Hans will chime in, but it appears to me (based on >> experimentation, not a real understanding of what's going on) that this >> does what you want: >> >> linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72*2, slices=1, segments=0) >> circle(r=10,$fn=5); >> >> That is, the first 72° ends up using the convex diagonal, but it turns >> concave during the second 72°. >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >> >

JJ

Julien Jacquet

Thu, May 12, 2022 6:43 PM

Thanks, it works :)

Le jeu. 12 mai 2022 à 19:02, Sanjeev Prabhakar sprabhakar2006@gmail.com a
écrit :

something like this?[image: Screenshot 2022-05-12 at 10.30.16 PM.png]

On Thu, 12 May 2022 at 20:37, Jordan Brown openscad@jordan.maileater.net
wrote:

On 5/12/2022 7:20 AM, Julien Jacquet wrote:

Hello,
I am stuck to build a twisted prism

https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms

I was thinking of just using :

linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=???, $fn=???)

 circle(r=10,$fn=5);

But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In fact I
found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I updated OpenSCAD,
has there been a change since?

Looks related to pull request #3770.
https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3770
Add "segments" parameter for linear_extrude.

I think the intent was to make the result be curvier.

Hopefully Hans will chime in, but it appears to me (based on
experimentation, not a real understanding of what's going on) that this
does what you want:

 linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72*2, slices=1, segments=0)
     circle(r=10,$fn=5);

That is, the first 72° ends up using the convex diagonal, but it turns
concave during the second 72°.

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Thanks, it works :) Le jeu. 12 mai 2022 à 19:02, Sanjeev Prabhakar <sprabhakar2006@gmail.com> a écrit : > something like this?[image: Screenshot 2022-05-12 at 10.30.16 PM.png] > > On Thu, 12 May 2022 at 20:37, Jordan Brown <openscad@jordan.maileater.net> > wrote: > >> On 5/12/2022 7:20 AM, Julien Jacquet wrote: >> >> Hello, >> I am stuck to build a twisted prism >> >> >> https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms >> >> I was thinking of just using : >> >> linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=*???*, $fn=*???*) >>> circle(r=10,$fn=5); >>> >> >> But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In fact I >> found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I updated OpenSCAD, >> has there been a change since? >> >> >> Looks related to pull request #3770. >> https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3770 >> Add "segments" parameter for linear_extrude. >> >> I think the intent was to make the result be curvier. >> >> Hopefully Hans will chime in, but it appears to me (based on >> experimentation, not a real understanding of what's going on) that this >> does what you want: >> >> linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72*2, slices=1, segments=0) >> circle(r=10,$fn=5); >> >> That is, the first 72° ends up using the convex diagonal, but it turns >> concave during the second 72°. >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >> > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >

AM

Adrian Mariano

Thu, May 12, 2022 8:39 PM

You can also do this in BOSL2 using:

include<BOSL2/std.scad>

linear_sweep(pentagon(r=10), h=40, twist=30, slices=1);

If you actually want the twist to be smooth you can increase the
number of slices.

On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 2:44 PM Julien Jacquet jacquetjulien@gmail.com wrote:

Thanks, it works :)

Le jeu. 12 mai 2022 à 19:02, Sanjeev Prabhakar sprabhakar2006@gmail.com a écrit :

something like this?

On Thu, 12 May 2022 at 20:37, Jordan Brown openscad@jordan.maileater.net wrote:
On 5/12/2022 7:20 AM, Julien Jacquet wrote:

Hello,
I am stuck to build a twisted prism

https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms

I was thinking of just using :

linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=???, $fn=???)
circle(r=10,$fn=5);

But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In fact I found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I updated OpenSCAD, has there been a change since?

Looks related to pull request #3770.
https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3770
Add "segments" parameter for linear_extrude.

I think the intent was to make the result be curvier.

Hopefully Hans will chime in, but it appears to me (based on experimentation, not a real understanding of what's going on) that this does what you want:
linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72*2, slices=1, segments=0)
    circle(r=10,$fn=5);
That is, the first 72° ends up using the convex diagonal, but it turns concave during the second 72°.

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You can also do this in BOSL2 using: include<BOSL2/std.scad> linear_sweep(pentagon(r=10), h=40, twist=30, slices=1); If you actually want the twist to be smooth you can increase the number of slices. On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 2:44 PM Julien Jacquet <jacquetjulien@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks, it works :) > > Le jeu. 12 mai 2022 à 19:02, Sanjeev Prabhakar <sprabhakar2006@gmail.com> a écrit : >> >> something like this? >> >> On Thu, 12 May 2022 at 20:37, Jordan Brown <openscad@jordan.maileater.net> wrote: >>> >>> On 5/12/2022 7:20 AM, Julien Jacquet wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> I am stuck to build a twisted prism >>> >>> >>> https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms >>> >>> I was thinking of just using : >>> >>>> linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=???, $fn=???) >>>> circle(r=10,$fn=5); >>> >>> >>> But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In fact I found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I updated OpenSCAD, has there been a change since? >>> >>> >>> Looks related to pull request #3770. >>> https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3770 >>> Add "segments" parameter for linear_extrude. >>> >>> I think the intent was to make the result be curvier. >>> >>> Hopefully Hans will chime in, but it appears to me (based on experimentation, not a real understanding of what's going on) that this does what you want: >>> >>> linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72*2, slices=1, segments=0) >>> circle(r=10,$fn=5); >>> >>> That is, the first 72° ends up using the convex diagonal, but it turns concave during the second 72°. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OpenSCAD mailing list >>> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenSCAD mailing list >> To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org > > _______________________________________________ > OpenSCAD mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to discuss-leave@lists.openscad.org

HL

Hans L

Sat, May 14, 2022 2:49 AM

On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 10:07 AM Jordan Brown openscad@jordan.maileater.net
wrote:

On 5/12/2022 7:20 AM, Julien Jacquet wrote:

Hello,
I am stuck to build a twisted prism

https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms

I was thinking of just using :

linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=???, $fn=???)

 circle(r=10,$fn=5);

But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In fact I
found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I updated OpenSCAD,
has there been a change since?

Looks related to pull request #3770.
https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3770
Add "segments" parameter for linear_extrude.

I think the intent was to make the result be curvier.

Hopefully Hans will chime in, but it appears to me (based on
experimentation, not a real understanding of what's going on) that this
does what you want:

 linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72*2, slices=1, segments=0)
     circle(r=10,$fn=5);

That is, the first 72° ends up using the convex diagonal, but it turns
concave during the second 72°.

Yep, everything Jordan says here is correct, except that it's actually
related to my earlier PR #3351
https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3351

And as he points out, you can force the "older style" more jagged folding
by twisting it beyond (360 / n) degrees. This is a case specific to
centered, regular polygons with n sides.

The "slices" and "segments" arguments act as ultimate overrides. That is to
say, they take precedence over any calculations involving $fn, $fs or $fa,
so it's not required to provide those.
And segments=0 just means not to subdivide the 2d outline at all, leaving
the edges unmodified.

On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 10:07 AM Jordan Brown <openscad@jordan.maileater.net> wrote: > On 5/12/2022 7:20 AM, Julien Jacquet wrote: > > Hello, > I am stuck to build a twisted prism > > > https://www.polyhedra.net/en/pictures.php?type=twisted-prisms > > I was thinking of just using : > > linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72, slices=*???*, $fn=*???*) >> circle(r=10,$fn=5); >> > > But the result is not correct. I can't find a simple solution. In fact I > found files that were functional (with slices=1) before I updated OpenSCAD, > has there been a change since? > > > Looks related to pull request #3770. > https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3770 > Add "segments" parameter for linear_extrude. > > I think the intent was to make the result be curvier. > > Hopefully Hans will chime in, but it appears to me (based on > experimentation, not a real understanding of what's going on) that this > does what you want: > > linear_extrude(height = 40, twist=72*2, slices=1, segments=0) > circle(r=10,$fn=5); > > That is, the first 72° ends up using the convex diagonal, but it turns > concave during the second 72°. > Yep, everything Jordan says here is correct, except that it's actually related to my earlier PR #3351 https://github.com/openscad/openscad/pull/3351 And as he points out, you can force the "older style" more jagged folding by twisting it beyond (360 / n) degrees. This is a case specific to centered, regular polygons with n sides. The "slices" and "segments" arguments act as ultimate overrides. That is to say, they take precedence over any calculations involving $fn, $fs or $fa, so it's not required to provide those. And segments=0 just means not to subdivide the 2d outline at all, leaving the edges unmodified.

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