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description: Messages from Usenet group comp.lang.idl-pvwave, compiled by Paulo Penteado
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Vertical surfaces
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description: Hi all, I apologize if this is an easy fix, IDL is still a bit new to me (although David Fanning's book is a godsend!). I have a shaded surface, and plotted a wiggly line "parallel" to the yz plane hanging over the surface. I've managed to drop lines down from each point on the line and through the surface (using the z buffer), but what I'd really like to do is make a transparent surface here instead. In case my attempt at describing the visualization left you lost, check out the pic at www.bgsu.edu/~cjengo/edge.gif. I've thought of making a surface where every z value is 0 except for the nodes where the line is, but I'm pretty sure that would leave me with a big spike instead of a vertical surface. Is there a better way to do this? Thanks! Chris ____________________________ Christopher M. Jengo Senior Imaging Scientist Earth Satellite Corporation (301)231-0660 x291 Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
creator: cjengo
date: 1999-06-11T07:00:00-00:00