Cone

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Cone

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Cone objects are similar to open cylinders, with the difference that the radius of the cylinder changes linearly from one end to the other. Cones are defined by setting the two end points and the two radii of the circles at each end. Here is an example:

 

geo_cone

 

The cone defined by these settings looks from side like this:

geo_cone2

Illuminated by a parallel beam from the left shows the concentrating effect of cones:

 

geo_cone3