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Louis Talman

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Nov 24, 2009, 5:50:44 AM11/24/09
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Can anyone explain why the disk that corresponds to x = 5.1 (see the
last line of the code below) isn't red---like the others?

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Rho[Psi_] = 2/(1 - Cos[Psi]);

Para = ParametricPlot3D[
Rho[Psi] {Cos[Psi], Sin[Psi] Cos[Theta], Sin[Psi] Sin[Theta]},
{Psi, Pi/3, Pi}, {Theta, 0, 2 Pi},
PlotStyle -> {Specularity[0.9], Opacity[0.3]}, Mesh -> None,
Axes -> None, PlotRange -> {{-1.3, 6.7}, {-3.5, 3.5}, {-3.5,
3.5}}];

Focus = Graphics3D[{PointSize[0.015], Point[{0, 0, 0}]}];

Bloid = Show[Para, Focus];

Pla[x_] := ParametricPlot3D[
x Sec[Psi] { Cos[Psi], Sin[Psi] Cos[Theta], Sin[Psi] Sin[Theta]},
{Theta, 0, 2 Pi}, {Psi, 0, ArcTan[(2 Sqrt[3])/x]}, Mesh -> None,
Axes -> None, PlotStyle -> {Red, Opacity[0.6]}];

Do[Print[Show[Bloid, Pla[x]]], {x, 4.8, 5.4, 0.1}];

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It also happens when x = 3.5, but for no other values of x generated
by {x, 3.0, 6.5, 0.1}.


--Lou Talman
Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Metropolitan State College of Denver

<http://clem.mscd.edu/%7Etalmanl>

Syd Geraghty

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Nov 25, 2009, 2:40:07 AM11/25/09
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Wow Lou,

That was a very interesting artifact of Show[].

The key is to be found in the Possible Issues documentation for Show[].

Show uses the options from the first graphic:

So you first have to reverse the order of the shown functions!!!!

Show[Pla[x], Bloid], x] ...... that fixes the 5.1 issue !!

Do[Print[Show[Pla[x], Bloid], x], {x, 5.05, 5.15, 0.025}]; works fine!

Cheers .... Syd

Syd Geraghty B.Sc, M.Sc.

sydge...@mac.com

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Louis Talman

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Nov 25, 2009, 6:13:58 AM11/25/09
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Well, sort of. Reversing the order of the Graphics3D objects
introduces something else I don't want, which is a box of varying
size. And if I transfer the PlotRange option to Pla[x] to control box
size, the 5.1 issue reappears!

I forgot to mention a couple of things. The issue pertains only to
v7; the code works as it should in v6---at least on a PPC Mac. And
I've verified the problem in v7 on both a PPC Mac running OS X 10.5.8
and on a Windoze box running Vista Home Premium. And tweaking
ViewPoint doesn't help. (Haven't tried a major change---but the
problem seems so sensitive to position that a little tweak in
ViewPoint should've done something if lighting angles are the issue.)

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-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Well, sort of. &nbsp;Reversing =
the order of the Graphics3D objects introduces something else I don't =
want, which is a box of varying size. &nbsp;And if I transfer the =
PlotRange option to Pla[x] to control box size, the 5.1 issue reappears! =
&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>I forgot to mention a couple of things. =
&nbsp;The issue pertains only to v7; the code works as it should in =
v6---at least on a PPC Mac. &nbsp;And I've verified the problem in v7 on =
both a PPC Mac running OS X 10.5.8 and on a Windoze box running Vista =
Home Premium. &nbsp;And tweaking ViewPoint doesn't help. &nbsp;(Haven't =
tried a major change---but the problem seems so sensitive to position =
that a little tweak in ViewPoint should've done something if lighting =
angles are the issue.)<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Nov 24, =
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style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Wow =
Lou,<div><br></div><div>That was a very interesting artifact of =
Show[].</div><div><br></div><div>The key is to be found in <font =
class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" =
style="font-size: 12px;">the Possible Issues documentation for =
Show[].</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" =
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12px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" =
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font-size: 12px; ">Show uses the options from the first =
graphic:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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10px/normal Verdana; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; =
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normal normal 10px/normal Verdana; "><font class="Apple-style-span" =
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style="font-size: 12px;">So you first have to reverse the order of the =
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class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Show[Pla[x], =
Bloid], x] &nbsp; &nbsp; ...... &nbsp; &nbsp;that fixes the 5.1 issue =
!!</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> <br><div><div>On Nov 24, =
2009, at 5:50 AM, Louis Talman wrote:</div><br =
class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Can =
anyone explain why the disk that corresponds to x = 5.1 (see the =
&nbsp;<br>last line of the code below) isn't red---like the =
others?<br><br>-------------------------<br><br>Rho[Psi_] = 2/(1 - =
Cos[Psi]);<br><br>Para = ParametricPlot3D[<br> =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rho[Psi] {Cos[Psi], Sin[Psi] Cos[Theta], Sin[Psi] =
Sin[Theta]},<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{Psi, Pi/3, Pi}, {Theta, 0, 2 =
Pi},<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PlotStyle -&gt; {Specularity[0.9], =
Opacity[0.3]}, Mesh -&gt; None,<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Axes -&gt; =
None, PlotRange -&gt; {{-1.3, 6.7}, {-3.5, 3.5}, {-3.5, =
&nbsp;<br>3.5}}];<br><br>Focus = Graphics3D[{PointSize[0.015], =
Point[{0, 0, 0}]}];<br><br>Bloid = Show[Para, Focus];<br><br>Pla[x_] =
:= ParametricPlot3D[<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;x Sec[Psi] { Cos[Psi], =
Sin[Psi] Cos[Theta], Sin[Psi] Sin[Theta]},<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{Theta, =
0, 2 Pi}, {Psi, 0, ArcTan[(2 Sqrt[3])/x]}, Mesh -&gt; None,<br> =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Axes -&gt; None, PlotStyle -&gt; {Red, =
Opacity[0.6]}];<br><br>Do[Print[Show[Bloid, Pla[x]]], {x, 4.8, 5.4, =
0.1}];<br><br>---------------------------<br><br>It also happens when x =
= 3.5, but for no other values of x generated &nbsp;<br>by {x, 3.0, =
6.5, 0.1}.<br><br><br>--Lou Talman<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;Department of =
Mathematical and Computer Sciences<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;Metropolitan State =
College of Denver<br><br> &nbsp;&lt;<a =
href="http://clem.mscd.edu/%7Etalmanl">http://clem.mscd.edu/%7Etalmanl</=
a>&gt;<br><br><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquot=
e></div><br></div><br><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span =
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style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" =
style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: =
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: =
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-apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; =
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>--Lou =
Talman</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;Department of Mathematical and Computer =
Sciences</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;Metropolitan State College of =
Denver</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;&lt;<a =
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Syd Geraghty

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Lou,

I guess from your results below that a bug report to WRI is in order.

Cheers .... Syd

Incidentally your analysis reminds me of a design problem I had in 1966.

The problem was to optimise the shape of the two surfaces of a high-gain cassegraine antenna given
the radial characteristics of the microwave source located about where your point is.

The antenna ended up on the UK AWAC aircraft of that era.

I programmed in Algol in those days on an Elliott Automation 803.

Boy how I would like to have had Mathematica and a Mac in 1966!

Syd Geraghty B.Sc, M.Sc.

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