Construction (InstanceClass, 2)

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A '''formable''' [[shape]] is one defined as some function of a ''base'' shape. Formable shapes may or may not also involve ''parameters'', but all require a base.
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'''Construction''' is the process of taking one or more ''base'' [[shape]]s and performing some operation to produce a new shape. Well-known operations include:
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For example: a [[hyperpyramid]] is a shape formable from a base shape and a point parameter; a [[hyperprism]] is a shape formable from a base shape and a length parameter, and a [[hypersurface of revolution]] is a shape formable from a base shape and no parameter.
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*[[extrusion]] (making a [[prism]])
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*[[tapering]] (making a [[pyramid]])
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[[Category:Geometrical properties]]
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*[[lathing]] (making a surface of revolution)
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*[[spheration]] (making a [[torus]])
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*the [[brick product]] (which can make [[powertope]]s and [[bracketopic product]]s)
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*various forms of [[truncation]]
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*[[alternation]] (which can make [[snub]]s)

Latest revision as of 22:41, 11 February 2014

Construction is the process of taking one or more base shapes and performing some operation to produce a new shape. Well-known operations include:

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