Construction (InstanceClass, 2)
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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: | '''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: | ||
*[[extrusion]] (making a [[prism]]) | *[[extrusion]] (making a [[prism]]) | ||
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:
- extrusion (making a prism)
- tapering (making a pyramid)
- lathing (making a surface of revolution)
- spheration (making a torus)
- the brick product (which can make powertopes and bracketopic products)
- various forms of truncation
- alternation (which can make snubs)
